MOT data
Nissan Terrano MOT fail rate by age and year
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 3,716 MOT tests · Updated
At 18 years, 44.1% of Nissan Terrano MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 44.3% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 (1,088 MOT tests) [1].
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- Mileage: median 112,185 miles at 18 years against 105,218 for all class 4 vehicles, 1,088 MOT tests
- Before the mileage adjustment: 44.8% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail, 1,088 MOT tests
- All ages: 3,716 MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, ages 18 to 20
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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 in the same test year.
- Fail rate at 18 years, typical mileage
- 44.1%
- vs 44.3% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
- 1,088 MOT tests
- Fail rate at 18 years, raw
- 44.8%
- vs 44.3% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18
- 1,088 MOT tests
- Median mileage at 18 years
- 112,185 mi
- vs 105,218 mi for all class 4 vehicles
- 1,088 MOT tests
Nissan Terrano MOT fail rate by age
Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 4k DVSA MOT tests in all (3,716).
| Age | Raw | Typical mileage | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 44.8% | 44.1% | 44.3% |
| 19* | 45.9% | 45.4% | 43.8% |
| 20* | 43.4% | 42.9% | 43.3% |
* Over 18 years: only survivors are still tested at this age, so these rates describe the cars that are left.
About average: 44.8% raw · 44.1% at typical mileage, against 44.3% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18, 1,088 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict
What fails on a Nissan Terrano at 18 years
No part fails clearly more or less often than on cars the same age at 3 or more ages up to 18 years, so each is shown as about average.
| Part | Per 100 | All class 4 | Compared | Most common fail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 23.5 | 8.7 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Suspension | 19.3 | 17.2 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Lights and electrics | 19.0 | 21.4 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Brakes | 14.2 | 12.9 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Seat belts and airbags | 9.4 | 2.7 | about average for cars the same age | |
| Steering | 8.3 | 3.9 | about average for cars the same age |
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Check one Nissan Terrano, not the average
The figures here describe Nissan Terrano cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.
- Check a Nissan Terrano's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
- Mileage check on a Nissan Terrano The odometer reading from each MOT, with drops, jumps and long gaps flagged.
- Check a Nissan Terrano for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.
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Mileage at MOT
At 18 years, 44.8% of MOT tests ended in a fail as tested. Weighted to the mileage mix of all class 4 vehicles that age, the rate is 44.1%, so mileage explains part of the gap.
| Miles | MOT tests | Nissan Terrano | All class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 208 | 46.2% | 41.7% |
| 90-120k | 325 | 45.8% | 46.3% |
| 120-150k | 284 | 51.1% | 47.5% |
| 150k+ | 167 | 39.5% | 46.8% |
Nissan Terrano recalls
6 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Nissan Terrano vehicles. The latest:
- R/2018/100 Also covers the Nissan Terrano: A non-dessicated passenger airbag inflator was used during previous recall to replace this component (27,623 vehicles of this model), built Jan 2004 to Nov 2006. From the recall's stated risk: “In 2013 Nissan announced a Recall campaign to replace Takata SPI front passenger airbag inflators.”
- R/2017/279 Also covers the Nissan Terrano: Replace airbag inflators checked but not replaced under previous recall r/2015/093 (39,318 vehicles of this model), built Jan 2004 to Nov 2006. From the recall's stated risk: “The air bag inflators on affected vehicles were previously checked and deemed to be serviceable.”
- R/2015/093 Also covers the Nissan Terrano: Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly (99,525 vehicles of this model), built Jan 2004 to Nov 2006. From the recall's stated risk: “The manufacturer has identified that a potential air leak at the passenger airbag inflators which may allow moisture to enter the airbag inflator causing…”
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Nissan Terrano against similar cars at 18 years
Same class and fuel, all tested at 18 years, at typical mileage.
| Model | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Terrano | 44.1% | 41.1% to 47.2% | 1,088 |
| Honda CR-V MOT fail rate | 40.5% | 39.9% to 41.1% | 39,659 |
| Land Rover Freelander MOT fail rate | 41.6% | 40.9% to 42.3% | 33,671 |
| Nissan X-Trail MOT fail rate | 44.1% | 43.2% to 45.0% | 15,004 |
| BMW X3 MOT fail rate | 33.6% | 32.4% to 34.9% | 11,190 |
| Nissan Qashqai MOT fail rate | 50.6% | 49.3% to 51.9% | 7,708 |
| Subaru Forester MOT fail rate | 36.1% | 34.5% to 37.7% | 3,894 |
| Jeep Cherokee MOT fail rate | 43.7% | 42.0% to 45.4% | 3,840 |
| Kia Sportage MOT fail rate | 48.9% | 47.1% to 50.7% | 3,611 |
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Running costs
By part
- Nissan Terrano suspension problems
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- Nissan Terrano lights and electrics problems
- Nissan Terrano steering problems
- Nissan Terrano body and structure problems
- Nissan Terrano exhaust and emissions problems
- Nissan Terrano seat belts and airbags problems
- Nissan Terrano windscreen and wipers problems
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Questions people ask
How often does a Nissan Terrano fail its MOT at 18 years?
44.1% of MOT tests at 18 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (44.8% as tested), from 1,088 MOT tests, against 44.3% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Honda CR-V was at 40.5%.
What fails most on a Nissan Terrano at 18 years?
23.5 in 100 MOT tests at 18 years failed on body and structure, then suspension (19.3) and lights and electrics (19.0), from 1,088 MOT tests.
How does the Nissan Terrano compare with the Honda CR-V?
At 18 years the Nissan Terrano failed 44.1% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Honda CR-V 40.5% and the Land Rover Freelander 41.6%, from 1,088, 39,659 and 33,671 MOT tests.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 3,716 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Cars tested at 18 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 18 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.