Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate: 96.0% (2,352 tests, 2025)

The Nissan GT-R passed 96.0% of its 2,352 MOT tests in 2025 — 18.5 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 13 years old with 41,557 miles on the clock.

96.0%Pass rate (2025)

2,352MOT tests analysed

41,557 miMedian mileage at test

13 yrsMedian age at test

How the GT-R compares

Nissan GT-R

96.0%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Nissan average (all models)

73.3%

What fails most on the Nissan GT-R

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the GT-R:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Noise, emissions and leaks	68	100.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for GT-R owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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GT-R pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2009	1,808	95.6%	+29.2 pts	52,350

Check a specific GT-R before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Nissan models

Qashqai71.4% pass rate · 537,795 tests Juke70.8% pass rate · 269,741 tests Micra71.5% pass rate · 234,974 tests Note71.9% pass rate · 146,455 tests X-Trail72.9% pass rate · 86,582 tests Navara72.4% pass rate · 68,836 tests Leaf82.6% pass rate · 49,067 tests NV20064.8% pass rate · 24,653 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Nissan GT-R?

In 2025, 96.0% of 2,352 first MOT tests on the Nissan GT-R were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the GT-R fail its MOT on most?

Lighting, tyres and suspension dominate failures across comparable models.

Is the Nissan GT-R reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 96.0% it performs above the national average at a median age of 13 years and 41,557 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.