Pass rate
81.8%
Around average — 4.6 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 88 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£68
2012 Infiniti Ex MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 88,145 mi
Only 88 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
29.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 81.8% pass · this year
- Avoid 2010 80.4% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 1.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.9%
- Typical mileage
- 88k mi
The 2012 Infiniti Ex MOT pass rate is 81.8% of its MOT tests — 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Infiniti Ex does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 29.5% of everything recorded on the 2012 Infiniti Ex, against 20.9% nationally — 8.6 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 81.8% — 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 61% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Infiniti Ex compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.9%. The median 2012 Infiniti Ex in this dataset had covered 88,145 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.1% of the time, April–September 79.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 12.50% of tests.
- 88 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.8% overall pass rate, 78.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Infiniti Ex, the average is 81.3% — best year 2012 (81.8%), worst 2010 (80.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 88
- Typical mileage (median)
- 88,145 mi
- Make and model
- Infiniti Ex
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Ex MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 71% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Ex
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 22 | 86.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Ex
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Ex
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 12.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 2.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the coil springs 2.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Ex through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£68 — and 61% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£68
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 61%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 88 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Ex, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2010 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 80.4% to 81.8% — a spread of 1.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2010 80.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2011 81.6% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 81.8%registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Infiniti Ex with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Audi A5 81.8%
- BMW 5 Series 81.7%
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 81.9%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 81.9%
- Toyota YARIS 82.0%
- SEAT Mii 81.6%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Infiniti Ex 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 176 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 52 | 29.50% | 20.89% | +8.61 |
| Tyres | 37 | 21.00% | 19.76% | +1.24 |
| Suspension | 31 | 17.60% | 20.98% | −3.38 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 31 | 17.60% | 12.21% | +5.39 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8 | 4.50% | 5.57% | −1.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 2.30% | 5.52% | −3.22 |
| Visibility | 4 | 2.30% | 4.97% | −2.67 |
| Steering | 4 | 2.30% | 2.57% | −0.27 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.70% | 4.18% | −2.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.10% | 1.76% | −0.66 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 12.5% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.5% | £80–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.5% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £25–65 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.3% | £80–200 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 27.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 21.6% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.5% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 48 | 79.2% | 74,611 mi |
| 90-120k | 32 | 81.3% | 100,419 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 100.0% | 126,600 mi |
Source: 88 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Ex MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Infiniti Ex?
81.8% of the 88 2012 Infiniti Ex tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 78.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Infiniti Ex?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (12.50%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (4.55%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.55%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Infiniti Ex MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 79.2% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Infiniti Ex in this dataset had covered 88,145 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Infiniti Ex MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.