Pass rate
71.0%
Below average — 2.3 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 200 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£96
2001 Nissan Elgrand MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 83,697 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
22.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 83.6% pass
- Avoid 2000 65.2% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 18.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.6%
- Typical mileage
- 84k mi
The 2001 Nissan Elgrand MOT pass rate is 71.0% of its MOT tests — 2.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Elgrand does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 1.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 10.7% of everything recorded on the 2001 Nissan Elgrand, against 5.6% nationally — 5.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Based on a small sample. 200 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2001 Nissan Elgrand compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 2.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.6%. The median 2001 Nissan Elgrand in this dataset had covered 83,697 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 92% of tests, with a 71.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.7% of the time, April–September 68.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 5.50% of tests.
- 200 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.0% overall pass rate, 62.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Elgrand, the average is 77.4% — best year 2012 (83.6%), worst 2000 (65.2%).
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
- 200
- Typical mileage (median)
- 83,697 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Elgrand
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Elgrand MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 51% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (92% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Elgrand
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 38 | 81.6% |
| South West | 28 | 57.1% |
| North West | 27 | 66.7% |
| Wales | 25 | 72.0% |
| West Midlands | 22 | 68.2% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 76.5% |
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 2001 Elgrand
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 2001 Elgrand
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 5.5% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 battery 3.5% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the windscreen 3.5% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new 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 2001 Elgrand through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£96 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£96
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 200 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 Elgrand, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2000 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.2% to 83.6% — a spread of 18.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 65.2% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2001 71.0%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 73.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 72.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 75.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 76.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 78.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 79.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 80.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 81.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 81.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 82.3% component mounting prescribed…
- 2012 83.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 78.5% rear fog lamp not working
- 2014 77.1% rear fog lamp not working
- 2015 73.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 71.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2017 72.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2018 73.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2019 76.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2020 76.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2021 76.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
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 2001 Nissan Elgrand 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Ford Mondeo 71.1%
- Jaguar S-Type 71.2%
- Ford Focus 70.7%
- Renault Clio 70.7%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 70.7%
- Toyota Hilux 71.3%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Nissan Elgrand 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 481 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 111 | 22.90% | 20.98% | +1.92 |
| Brakes | 95 | 19.60% | 20.89% | −1.29 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 81 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Tyres | 57 | 11.80% | 19.76% | −7.96 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 52 | 10.70% | 5.57% | +5.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 35 | 7.20% | 5.52% | +1.68 |
| Visibility | 19 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Steering | 12 | 2.50% | 2.57% | −0.07 |
| Non-component advisories | 11 | 2.30% | 4.18% | −1.88 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 8 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.5% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £3–15 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £60–140 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £80–200 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.0% | £45–120 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.0% | £3–12 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 3.0% | £120–300 |
| Stop lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.0% | £3–12 |
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 | 15.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.0% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 9.5% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–110 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 9.0% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 8.0% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 7 | 85.7% | 23,132 mi |
| 30-60k | 49 | 75.5% | 48,751 mi |
| 60-90k | 60 | 75.0% | 75,424 mi |
| 90-120k | 27 | 59.3% | 105,104 mi |
| 120k+ | 54 | 68.5% | 144,553 mi |
Source: 200 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.
2001 Elgrand MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Nissan Elgrand?
71.0% of the 200 2001 Nissan Elgrand tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 62.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Nissan Elgrand?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (5.50%), rear fog lamp not working (4.00%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (3.50%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Nissan Elgrand MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 68.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Nissan Elgrand in this dataset had covered 83,697 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Nissan Elgrand?
Petrol: 71.7% pass rate across 184 tests. Diesel: 63.6% pass rate across 11 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Nissan Elgrand MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.