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

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:

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Suspension15,21227.9%
2Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10,77219.7%
3Brakes9,12516.7%
4Body, chassis, structure6,53012.0%
5Noise, emissions and leaks3,5706.5%
6Tyres3,5136.4%

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
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.

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

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.

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.