NissanPathfinder MOT results

In 2025, 55.7% of Nissan Pathfinder MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 59.9% for cars of the same age. 10.4% had at least one dangerous defect (9.8% for cars the same age). The typical Nissan Pathfinder tested was 16 years old with 127,400 miles. Based on 4,706 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 55.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 59.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 6.1%passed after repair
Failed: 38.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.4%same age 9.8%
Typical mileage: 127,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Nissan PathfinderAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2014	330	58.2%	68.5%
2013	377	54.4%	65.6%
2012	371	53.4%	63.2%
2011	594	60.3%	61.0%
2010	404	58.7%	59.1%
2009	500	53.8%	58.1%
2008	356	54.8%	57.0%
2007	714	52.9%	57.2%
2006	644	53.3%	56.8%
2005	400	57.5%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Nissan PathfinderAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3	100.0%	87.4%	74,600
5-9 years	8	100.0%	79.1%	69,000
10-14 years	1,823	57.0%	65.7%	113,000
15-19 years	2,674	54.6%	57.6%	134,800
20-29 years	196	54.6%	59.6%	142,600
30-39 years	1	0.0%	71.3%	181,900

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Nissan Pathfinder is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PE Peterborough	East of England	158	3.4%	1.8×	60.8%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	115	2.4%	1.1×	64.3%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	109	2.3%	0.7×	64.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	108	2.3%	1.7×	51.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	102	2.2%	1.8×	60.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	98	2.1%	1.1×	56.1%
EX Exeter	South West	86	1.8%	1.6×	41.9%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	83	1.8%	1.3×	57.8%
SO Southampton	South East	83	1.8%	1.4×	50.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	81	1.7%	1.4×	46.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	81	1.7%	1.2×	48.1%
RG Reading	South East	81	1.7%	1.1×	65.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	80	1.7%	1.3×	53.8%
BS Bristol	South West	79	1.7%	1.0×	44.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	78	1.7%	1.3×	51.3%
GU Guildford	South East	77	1.6%	1.2×	68.8%
RH Redhill	South East	77	1.6%	1.6×	58.4%
BA Bath	South West	71	1.5%	1.8×	46.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	71	1.5%	0.9×	63.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	71	1.5%	0.9×	60.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	68	1.4%	1.4×	50.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	66	1.4%	1.1×	45.5%
SN Swindon	South West	66	1.4%	1.6×	45.5%
CH Chester	North West	65	1.4%	1.2×	44.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	63	1.3%	0.8×	68.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	62	1.3%	1.1×	56.5%
LL Llandudno	Wales	62	1.3%	1.4×	48.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	61	1.3%	1.3×	32.8%
BN Brighton	South East	58	1.2%	1.0×	46.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	58	1.2%	0.9×	55.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	57	1.2%	0.8×	59.6%
OX Oxford	South East	55	1.2%	1.0×	47.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	54	1.1%	1.7×	46.3%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	54	1.1%	1.3×	66.7%
ME Rochester	South East	53	1.1%	1.1×	69.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	53	1.1%	1.2×	47.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	52	1.1%	1.6×	48.1%
TA Taunton	South West	51	1.1%	1.7×	51.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	50	1.1%	1.0×	72.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	49	1.0%	1.4×	53.1%
PR Preston	North West	47	1.0%	1.1×	55.3%
L Liverpool	North West	46	1.0%	0.9×	67.4%
NP Newport	Wales	46	1.0%	1.1×	54.3%
SK Stockport	North West	43	0.9%	0.9×	41.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	43	0.9%	1.0×	74.4%
TS Teesside	North East	43	0.9%	1.0×	46.5%
CO Colchester	East of England	40	0.8%	1.1×	57.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	40	0.8%	2.3×	52.5%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	40	0.8%	0.8×	50.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	39	0.8%	1.0×	71.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	39	0.8%	0.9×	64.1%
LU Luton	East of England	37	0.8%	1.2×	59.5%
M Manchester	North West	36	0.8%	0.5×	72.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	35	0.7%	0.6×	60.0%
TQ Torquay	South West	34	0.7%	1.4×	44.1%
TR Truro	South West	34	0.7%	1.2×	50.0%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	33	0.7%	0.9×	54.5%
WA Warrington	North West	33	0.7%	0.7×	54.5%
CB Cambridge	East of England	32	0.7%	1.0×	50.0%
DL Darlington	North East	32	0.7%	1.2×	43.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	32	0.7%	1.4×	46.9%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	32	0.7%	0.9×	56.2%
CA Carlisle	North West	31	0.7%	1.1×	45.2%
DH Durham	North East	31	0.7%	1.3×	48.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	30	0.6%	1.1×	40.0%
DT Dorchester	South West	29	0.6%	1.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	29	0.6%	0.8×	–
SL Slough	South East	29	0.6%	0.9×	–
CW Crewe	North West	28	0.6%	1.0×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	28	0.6%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	27	0.6%	0.8×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	27	0.6%	1.1×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	27	0.6%	1.0×	–
OL Oldham	North West	27	0.6%	0.8×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	26	0.6%	0.6×	–
BL Bolton	North West	24	0.5%	0.7×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	24	0.5%	0.3×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.5%	0.7×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	23	0.5%	0.9×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	22	0.5%	1.1×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	21	0.4%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	19	0.4%	0.9×	–
RM Romford	London	19	0.4%	0.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	18	0.4%	1.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	18	0.4%	0.8×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	17	0.4%	0.9×	–
SE London SE	London	17	0.4%	0.5×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.3%	1.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	15	0.3%	1.7×	–
TW Twickenham	London	15	0.3%	0.4×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	14	0.3%	0.7×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	14	0.3%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	14	0.3%	0.8×	–
DA Dartford	South East	13	0.3%	0.4×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	13	0.3%	3.2×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	13	0.3%	0.6×	–
WD Watford	East of England	13	0.3%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	12	0.3%	0.4×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	12	0.3%	1.1×	–
EN Enfield	London	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
IG Ilford	London	11	0.2%	0.5×	–
N London N	London	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	10	0.2%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.8×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	10	0.2%	2.5×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	9	0.2%	0.6×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
NW London NW	London	7	0.1%	0.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	7	0.1%	0.7×	–
E London E	London	6	0.1%	0.2×	–
W London W	London	6	0.1%	0.5×	–
BR Bromley	London	5	0.1%	0.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
UB Southall	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	252	5.4%	0.7×	56.3%
North East	178	3.8%	0.9×	54.5%
North West	478	10.2%	0.9×	56.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	420	8.9%	1.0×	56.4%
Wales	270	5.7%	1.2×	53.7%
West Midlands	449	9.5%	1.0×	55.2%
East Midlands	337	7.2%	1.0×	56.4%
East of England	643	13.7%	1.3×	59.1%
London	175	3.7%	0.4×	68.6%
South East	812	17.3%	1.1×	59.0%
South West	692	14.7%	1.4×	45.1%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Nissan PathfinderCars the same age

Lights and electrics20.6%18.6%
Suspension20.4%16.1%
Body and structure16.7%6.6%
Brakes10.0%10.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.4%6.1%
Steering6.8%3.3%
Emissions and leaks6.3%5.3%
Tyres5.0%7.1%
Seat belts and airbags3.4%1.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Nissan Pathfinder tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.5%	5.1%	1.3×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	6.4%	3.0%	2.1×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	5.6%	1.9%	2.9×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	5.4%	3.7%	1.5×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	4.1%	1.5%	2.7×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	3.9%	2.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.9%	1.4%	2.8×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.5%	3.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.9%	2.1%	1.4×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.9%	2.3%	1.3×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	19.3%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	12.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	11.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.3%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	10.2%
Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced	9.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.6%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	7.4%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	6.8%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	5.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	4,667	55.6%
Petrol	39	59.0%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model