Nissan Elgrand Highway Star MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan Elgrand Highway Star MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan Elgrand Highway Star passed on its first attempt in 81.3%, and its overall record sits +1.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan Elgrand Highway Star in the 2023–2025 data: 56 tests across 1 model years (2008–2008). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Nissan Elgrand Highway Star MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan Elgrand Highway Star, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Nissan Elgrand Highway Star's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan Elgrand Highway Star DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan Elgrand Highway Star, each with how many of the model's 56 tests it was noted on.

• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn not working" (Major) — noted on about 2 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 2 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan Elgrand Highway Star Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan Elgrand Highway Star model year on record is 2008 (82.1% across 56 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (82.1%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan Elgrand Highway Star Owners

These checks follow this Nissan Elgrand Highway Star's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan Elgrand Highway Star.

• the lights — “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.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  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.

• the horn — “horn not working”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan Elgrand Highway Star. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan Elgrand Highway Star MOT & Reliability