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Nissan X-Trail MOT fail rate by age

How often the Nissan X-Trail fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 370,278 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=49,463)22.4%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test60,566
All cars, median mileage52,953

216 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Nissan X-Trail fails 11.8% of MOTs (13,574 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 22 years it fails 45.8% (1,264 tests), 4.8 points above the 41.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 15 years: 6.7 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Suspension ball joint worn, at 5.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 22 years 53.2%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Nissan X-Trail: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years11.8%13,57412.1%−0.2 pts22,912 miles
4 years14.1%21,95113.4%+0.7 pts31,102 miles
5 years16.3%36,69315.3%+1.0 pts41,097 miles
6 years18.6%46,87917.8%+0.8 pts50,666 miles
7 years22.4%49,46320.6%+1.7 pts60,566 miles
8 years26.8%44,40923.8%+3.1 pts69,749 miles
9 years31.1%28,55227.1%+4.0 pts78,606 miles
10 years35.1%15,35930.3%+4.7 pts87,121 miles
11 years38.7%9,23933.3%+5.5 pts93,946 miles
12 years40.8%6,85536.0%+4.8 pts101,625 miles
13 years44.7%7,36438.3%+6.4 pts108,884 miles
14 years46.5%9,09240.3%+6.2 pts116,595 miles
15 years48.3%11,49841.6%+6.7 pts120,370 miles
16 years47.9%15,15242.6%+5.4 pts122,811 miles
17 years47.7%16,74443.1%+4.7 pts125,929 miles
18 years47.8%15,00443.3%+4.6 pts126,209 miles
19 years47.9%11,27043.2%+4.7 pts125,002 miles
20 years45.6%6,68842.8%+2.8 pts123,006 miles
21 years46.6%3,22842.1%+4.6 pts119,208 miles
22 years45.8%1,26441.0%+4.8 pts113,001 miles

Most common fail items at 7 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension ball joint worn Major5.1
Suspension arm bush worn Major1.8
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major1.1

Out of 49,463 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous6.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.5
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.8
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.3
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1
Brake light not working Major0.9

Out of 49,463 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Nissan Qashqai20.2%222,36420.6%
Nissan Juke22.4%137,28020.6%
Nissan Micra24.7%46,53220.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200321 years in 202447.1%1,14942.1%
200421 years in 202546.7%1,49142.1%
200520 years in 202544.6%2,40442.8%
200619 years in 202548.4%3,22043.2%
200718 years in 202548.1%3,00143.3%
200817 years in 202547.7%2,60643.1%
200916 years in 202544.8%1,72942.6%
201015 years in 202546.7%1,29941.6%
201114 years in 202543.6%1,98240.3%
201213 years in 202541.8%1,66438.3%
201312 years in 202537.2%1,58036.0%
201411 years in 202537.1%3,82933.3%
201510 years in 202535.1%8,21330.3%
20169 years in 202530.6%14,85827.1%
20178 years in 202525.3%17,16723.8%
20187 years in 202518.6%8,94420.6%
20196 years in 202516.8%5,67217.8%
20205 years in 202514.0%4,76015.3%
20214 years in 202513.5%2,32513.4%

More on the Nissan X-Trail

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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