NissanX-Trail MOT results

In 2025, 69.3% of Nissan X-Trail MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 73.0% for cars of the same age. 9.0% had at least one dangerous defect (7.3% for cars the same age). The typical Nissan X-Trail tested was 8 years old with 77,400 miles. Based on 86,714 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 69.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 73.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.7%passed after repair
Failed: 27.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.0%same age 7.3%
Typical mileage: 77,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Nissan X-TrailAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2024	32	93.8%	94.0%
2023	182	95.6%	91.7%
2022	499	93.6%	88.5%
2021	2,205	86.5%	87.2%
2020	4,549	85.9%	85.9%
2019	5,444	83.0%	83.5%
2018	8,691	81.3%	80.8%
2017	16,797	74.6%	78.1%
2016	14,645	69.3%	74.8%
2015	8,105	64.6%	71.8%
2014	3,756	62.5%	68.5%
2013	1,553	62.7%	65.6%
2012	1,642	57.8%	63.2%
2011	1,959	56.1%	61.0%
2010	1,288	53.1%	59.1%
2009	1,707	54.8%	58.1%
2008	2,557	51.7%	57.0%
2007	2,969	51.5%	57.2%
2006	3,171	51.1%	56.8%
2005	2,367	55.0%	57.5%
2004	1,459	52.6%	57.5%
2003	823	53.2%	58.5%
2002	261	55.2%	59.4%
2001	36	52.8%	60.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Nissan X-TrailAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	4,488	86.8%	87.4%	34,100
5-9 years	51,674	75.0%	79.1%	67,100
10-14 years	14,160	61.1%	65.7%	98,600
15-19 years	12,131	52.2%	57.6%	126,800
20-29 years	3,855	54.3%	59.6%	120,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Nissan X-Trail 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	2,288	2.6%	0.8×	77.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,876	2.2%	1.0×	71.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,860	2.1%	1.3×	70.7%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,731	2.0%	1.1×	71.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,545	1.8%	1.3×	66.5%
M Manchester	North West	1,501	1.7%	1.2×	74.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,414	1.6%	1.2×	69.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,410	1.6%	0.9×	68.4%
RG Reading	South East	1,340	1.5%	1.0×	70.4%
EX Exeter	South West	1,333	1.5%	1.4×	58.7%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,315	1.5%	0.9×	65.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,304	1.5%	1.2×	69.7%
BS Bristol	South West	1,299	1.5%	0.9×	65.0%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,299	1.5%	0.9×	68.4%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,238	1.4%	1.0×	65.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,233	1.4%	1.0×	69.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,194	1.4%	1.2×	67.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,185	1.4%	1.0×	66.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,138	1.3%	1.1×	63.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,133	1.3%	0.7×	71.3%
GU Guildford	South East	1,131	1.3%	1.0×	70.6%
SO Southampton	South East	1,094	1.3%	1.0×	66.1%
OX Oxford	South East	1,071	1.2%	1.1×	71.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,035	1.2%	0.9×	69.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,011	1.2%	0.8×	74.3%
PR Preston	North West	982	1.1%	1.2×	70.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	967	1.1%	1.1×	64.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	965	1.1%	1.1×	61.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	951	1.1%	0.9×	63.3%
SN Swindon	South West	926	1.1%	1.2×	66.3%
BN Brighton	South East	925	1.1%	0.9×	64.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	918	1.1%	0.9×	75.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	918	1.1%	1.0×	66.4%
L Liverpool	North West	913	1.1%	1.0×	74.6%
SE London SE	London	910	1.0%	1.3×	77.0%
BA Bath	South West	895	1.0%	1.2×	63.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	885	1.0%	1.3×	72.3%
WA Warrington	North West	881	1.0%	1.0×	69.4%
TS Teesside	North East	861	1.0%	1.1×	70.8%
RH Redhill	South East	855	1.0%	1.0×	67.0%
ME Rochester	South East	834	1.0%	0.9×	74.3%
TA Taunton	South West	821	0.9%	1.5×	62.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	818	0.9%	0.9×	73.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	811	0.9%	1.1×	72.6%
NP Newport	Wales	804	0.9%	1.1×	66.2%
CH Chester	North West	800	0.9%	0.8×	66.0%
OL Oldham	North West	790	0.9%	1.3×	70.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	782	0.9%	0.8×	66.9%
E London E	London	780	0.9%	1.1×	78.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	775	0.9%	0.9×	71.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	761	0.9%	1.0×	65.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	749	0.9%	1.0×	77.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	748	0.9%	0.9×	64.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	726	0.8%	0.9×	65.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	713	0.8%	0.9×	66.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	713	0.8%	1.4×	68.7%
DL Darlington	North East	711	0.8%	1.4×	64.3%
SK Stockport	North West	708	0.8%	0.8×	66.5%
RM Romford	London	690	0.8%	1.0×	81.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	650	0.7%	1.0×	72.9%
TW Twickenham	London	650	0.7%	1.0×	80.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	639	0.7%	1.1×	67.1%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	628	0.7%	1.1×	69.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	620	0.7%	1.0×	69.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	618	0.7%	0.9×	78.8%
DA Dartford	South East	617	0.7%	1.0×	74.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	606	0.7%	0.9×	70.8%
BL Bolton	North West	597	0.7%	0.9×	70.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	589	0.7%	1.0×	72.0%
SL Slough	South East	566	0.7%	0.9×	84.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	560	0.6%	0.9×	64.5%
CR Croydon	London	559	0.6%	1.0×	77.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	549	0.6%	0.8×	57.7%
CW Crewe	North West	547	0.6%	1.0×	65.4%
SP Salisbury	South West	533	0.6%	1.3×	54.6%
DH Durham	North East	531	0.6%	1.2×	65.2%
LU Luton	East of England	527	0.6%	0.9×	75.5%
TR Truro	South West	527	0.6%	1.0×	56.4%
WN Wigan	North West	527	0.6%	1.3×	66.0%
UB Southall	London	516	0.6%	1.0×	82.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	508	0.6%	0.8×	69.1%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	501	0.6%	1.0×	61.9%
N London N	London	481	0.6%	0.8×	79.2%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	469	0.5%	1.0×	68.0%
DT Dorchester	South West	458	0.5%	1.4×	63.1%
EN Enfield	London	452	0.5%	0.9×	77.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	451	0.5%	1.0×	65.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	447	0.5%	0.9×	62.2%
HA Harrow	London	435	0.5%	0.8×	80.7%
NW London NW	London	420	0.5%	0.7×	75.0%
TQ Torquay	South West	411	0.5%	0.9×	58.2%
SR Sunderland	North East	407	0.5%	1.4×	63.6%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	399	0.5%	1.1×	71.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	390	0.4%	1.1×	62.8%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	389	0.4%	0.9×	66.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	386	0.4%	1.0×	66.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	378	0.4%	0.7×	65.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	373	0.4%	1.0×	67.3%
TF Telford	West Midlands	369	0.4%	1.1×	69.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	367	0.4%	1.1×	63.2%
IG Ilford	London	319	0.4%	0.8×	76.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	317	0.4%	0.8×	74.4%
WD Watford	East of England	305	0.4%	0.9×	72.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	294	0.3%	0.8×	59.9%
PH Perth	Scotland	289	0.3%	1.1×	69.2%
BR Bromley	London	285	0.3%	0.9×	77.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	283	0.3%	0.8×	62.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	280	0.3%	1.3×	68.6%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	241	0.3%	1.5×	68.9%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	219	0.3%	1.1×	75.3%
SW London SW	London	207	0.2%	0.6×	81.2%
SM Sutton	London	184	0.2%	1.0×	80.4%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	174	0.2%	0.7×	60.3%
W London W	London	129	0.1%	0.6×	82.2%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	111	0.1%	1.5×	64.0%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	97	0.1%	1.3×	71.1%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	58	<0.1%	1.5×	72.4%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	9	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	6,918	8.0%	1.0×	67.2%
North East	4,370	5.0%	1.3×	68.4%
North West	10,515	12.1%	1.0×	69.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	7,190	8.3%	0.9×	67.7%
Wales	3,929	4.5%	0.9×	65.1%
West Midlands	7,807	9.0%	0.9×	71.8%
East Midlands	5,462	6.3%	0.9×	68.4%
East of England	9,050	10.4%	1.0×	71.3%
London	7,635	8.8%	0.9×	78.8%
South East	13,563	15.6%	1.0×	70.4%
South West	10,273	11.8%	1.1×	62.0%

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Where they fail

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

Nissan X-TrailCars the same age

Suspension13.9%8.5%
Brakes8.6%6.0%
Lights and electrics7.5%9.8%
Tyres5.4%6.3%
Steering4.9%1.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.8%4.2%
Body and structure3.4%3.0%
Emissions and leaks3.4%3.0%
Seat belts and airbags1.2%0.9%

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 X-Trail tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	7.5%	1.5%	5.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	4.2%	1.9%	2.2×	100.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	4.0%	0.9%	4.4×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.7%	1.4%	1.9×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.3%	1.6%	1.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	2.2%	1.0×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.0%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.9%	2.0%	1.0×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.8%	1.3%	1.4×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.5%	0.6%	2.5×	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	18.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	15.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	14.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.7%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.4%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	5.4%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.1%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	4.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	71,317	67.9%
Petrol	14,617	75.1%
Hybrid	768	94.0%

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

MOT results for every model