2006 Nissan Navara MOT pass rate: 62.5% (5,684 tests)

2006-registered Nissan Navaras passed 62.5% of 5,684 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.9 points worse than same-age cars (64.4%). This is one of the strongest Navara years in the age-adjusted MOT ranking, although the individual car still matters more.

62.5%Pass rate, 2006 cars

98.1Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

5,684Tests analysed

139,404 miMedian mileage at test

66.7% / 62.5%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2006 Navara getting worse?

Pass rate of 2006-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	62.4% -1.9 vs same-age
2024	62.1% -2.1 vs same-age
2025	63.3% -1.6 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2006 Navara

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Body, chassis, structure	2,065	21.6%
2	Suspension	2,032	21.3%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,778	18.6%
4	Brakes	1,682	17.6%
5	Visibility	623	6.5%
6	Steering	485	5.1%

All Navara years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2004	2,310	63.6%	-0.7 pts	121,468
2005	3,824	62.1%	-2.3 pts	135,726
2006 (this page)	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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Nissan Navara years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2006 Nissan Navara reliable?

2006-registered examples passed 62.5% of their MOT tests (5,684 tests, 2023–2025), -1.9 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 20 years old with a median 139,404 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2006 Navara?

The median tested example shows 139,404 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.