Nissan Navara MOT pass rate: 72.4% (68,836 tests, 2025)

Name: Nissan Navara MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Nissan Navara passed 72.4% of its 68,836 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.1 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 8 years old with 90,470 miles on the clock.

72.4%Pass rate (2025)

68,836MOT tests analysed

90,470 miMedian mileage at test

8 yrsMedian age at test

How the Navara compares

Nissan Navara

72.4%

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 Navara

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	15,212	27.9%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	10,772	19.7%
3	Brakes	9,125	16.7%
4	Body, chassis, structure	6,530	12.0%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	3,570	6.5%
6	Tyres	3,513	6.4%

Pre-MOT checklist for Navara owners

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

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Navara pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2012, 2017, 2018. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2004, 2006. Full ranking and method: Nissan Navara years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2004	2,310	63.6%	-0.7 pts	121,468	63.6% visual scale
2005	3,824	62.1%	-2.3 pts	135,726	62.1% visual scale
2006	5,684	62.5%	-1.9 pts	139,404	62.5% visual scale
2007	6,613	62.6%	-2.6 pts	126,824	62.6% visual scale
2008	5,227	62.3%	-2.8 pts	126,852	62.3% visual scale
2009	5,273	61.1%	-5.3 pts	121,127	61.1% visual scale
2010	5,634	62.8%	-4.6 pts	128,251	62.8% visual scale
2011	11,659	63.0%	-6.2 pts	128,798	63.0% visual scale
2012	9,829	62.4%	-8.8 pts	118,931	62.4% visual scale
2013	10,180	66.4%	-7.0 pts	109,648	66.4% visual scale
2014	10,467	68.3%	-7.6 pts	100,163	68.3% visual scale
2015	11,615	70.2%	-8.6 pts	92,240	70.2% visual scale
2016	22,982	77.5%	-3.9 pts	84,015	77.5% visual scale
2017	26,382	74.1%	-10.0 pts	73,906	74.1% visual scale
2018	23,568	77.0%	-9.4 pts	67,454	77.0% visual scale
2019	22,103	81.2%	-7.2 pts	56,877	81.2% visual scale
2020	12,891	84.4%	-5.5 pts	46,696	84.4% visual scale
2021	13,563	87.0%	-3.4 pts	43,261	87.0% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 1,285 cars · 15.1% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 209 cars · 9.1% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 2,467 cars · 8.3% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 2,209 cars · 6.7% failed the same item the next year
Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 1,030 cars · 6.1% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Navara 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 Leaf82.6% pass rate · 49,067 tests NV20064.8% pass rate · 24,653 tests Pulsar74.1% pass rate · 20,806 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Nissan Navara?

In 2025, 72.4% of 68,836 first MOT tests on the Nissan Navara were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Navara fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (27.9% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Nissan Navara reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 72.4% it performs below the national average at a median age of 8 years and 90,470 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.