2011 Nissan X-Trail MOT pass rate: 59.8% (6,082 tests)

2011-registered Nissan X-Trails passed 59.8% of 6,082 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 9.4 points worse than same-age cars (69.2%). This is one of the lower-scoring X-Trail years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

59.8%Pass rate, 2011 cars

90.6Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

6,082Tests analysed

110,874 miMedian mileage at test

70.0% / 59.7%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2011 X-Trail getting worse?

Pass rate of 2011-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	61.2% -8.9 vs same-age
2024	58.4% -10.5 vs same-age
2025	59.8% -8.7 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 2011 X-Trail

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	2,398	33.8%
2	Brakes	1,629	22.9%
3	Steering	799	11.3%
4	Body, chassis, structure	698	9.8%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	549	7.7%
6	Tyres	395	5.6%

All X-Trail years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2003	3,452	59.3%	-5.6 pts	118,817
2004	6,186	58.7%	-5.6 pts	124,743
2005	9,732	58.9%	-5.5 pts	126,910
2006	12,138	56.4%	-8.0 pts	124,889
2007	10,802	57.5%	-7.7 pts	124,170
2008	8,678	57.1%	-8.0 pts	126,798
2009	5,591	58.6%	-7.8 pts	117,592
2010	4,064	57.6%	-9.7 pts	117,424
2011 (this page)	6,082	59.8%	-9.4 pts	110,874
2012	4,948	63.0%	-8.2 pts	98,498
2013	4,694	66.4%	-6.9 pts	89,819
2014	11,400	68.6%	-7.2 pts	86,677
2015	24,342	71.2%	-7.6 pts	80,008
2016	44,182	76.4%	-4.9 pts	69,117
2017	50,609	81.2%	-2.9 pts	59,953
2018	26,403	85.7%	-0.7 pts	48,911
2019	16,560	87.3%	-1.1 pts	37,521
2020	14,067	89.8%	-0.1 pts	30,574
2021	3,991	89.8%	-0.6 pts	28,341

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

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FAQs

Is a 2011 Nissan X-Trail reliable?

2011-registered examples passed 59.8% of their MOT tests (6,082 tests, 2023–2025), -9.4 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 15 years old with a median 110,874 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2011 X-Trail?

The median tested example shows 110,874 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.