Pass rate
89.2%
Above average — 3.2 pts ahead of the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 268 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£77
2017 Infiniti Q60 MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 40,876 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
34.4% 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 2018 89.7% pass
- Avoid 2017 89.2% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.5%
- Typical mileage
- 41k mi
The 2017 Infiniti Q60 MOT pass rate is 89.2% of its MOT tests — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 34.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Infiniti Q60 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 34.4% of everything recorded on the 2017 Infiniti Q60, against 20.9% nationally — 13.5 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 86.0% and this one manages 89.2% — 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2017 Infiniti Q60 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 3.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.5%. The median 2017 Infiniti Q60 in this dataset had covered 40,876 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.2% of the time, April–September 85.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 2.24% of tests.
- 268 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.2% overall pass rate, 88.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Infiniti Q60, the average is 89.4% — best year 2018 (89.7%), worst 2017 (89.2%).
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
- 268
- Typical mileage (median)
- 40,876 mi
- Make and model
- Infiniti Q60
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Q60 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 78% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Q60
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 60 | 86.7% |
| South East | 48 | 93.8% |
| Scotland | 48 | 77.1% |
| East of England | 24 | 91.7% |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 100.0% |
| East Midlands | 18 | 83.3% |
| West Midlands | 16 | 93.8% |
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 2017 Q60
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 2017 Q60
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 brakes 2.2% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 0.8% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the wipers and washers 0.8% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 2017 Q60 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£77 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£77
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 268 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 Q60, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2017 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 89.2% to 89.7% — a spread of 0.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 89.2%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2018 89.7% wipers blade defective
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 2017 Infiniti Q60 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 2017 cars with a similar record
- Honda Civic 89.2%
- Skoda Yeti 89.2%
- Vauxhall Viva 89.2%
- BMW 330 89.2%
- Nissan Note 89.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Gle 89.3%
Closest pass rates among 2017 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 2017 Infiniti Q60 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 221 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 | 76 | 34.40% | 20.89% | +13.51 |
| Tyres | 67 | 30.30% | 19.76% | +10.54 |
| Suspension | 42 | 19.00% | 20.98% | −1.98 |
| Non-component advisories | 12 | 5.40% | 4.18% | +1.22 |
| Visibility | 9 | 4.10% | 4.97% | −0.87 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 2.70% | 12.21% | −9.51 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6 | 2.70% | 5.52% | −2.82 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 0.90% | 5.57% | −4.67 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.50% | 1.76% | −1.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £45–110 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.75% | £60–250 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.75% | £45–95 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 0.75% | £45–110 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.75% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.75% | £8–22 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.75% | £8–22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 0.37% | £3–15 |
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 | 15.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.2% | £45–110 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.4% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.4% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 72 | 95.8% | 23,040 mi |
| 30-60k | 147 | 86.4% | 43,417 mi |
| 60-90k | 44 | 86.4% | 71,253 mi |
| 90-120k | 5 | 100.0% | 99,936 mi |
Source: 268 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.
2017 Q60 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Infiniti Q60?
89.2% of the 268 2017 Infiniti Q60 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 88.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Infiniti Q60?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.24%), brake discs significantly and obviously worn (1.12%), has ply or cords exposed (1.12%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Infiniti Q60 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Infiniti Q60 in this dataset had covered 40,876 mi.
Does the season affect the 2017 Infiniti Q60 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 85.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.