Pass rate
95.7%
Above average — 18.5 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 466 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £58–£187
2012 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 44,123 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
29.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 98.7% pass
- Avoid 2013 93.3% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 95.6%
- Typical mileage
- 44k mi
The 2012 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate is 95.7% of its MOT tests — 18.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan GT-R does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 29.1% of everything recorded on the 2012 Nissan Gt-R, against 20.9% nationally — 8.2 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 95.7% — 18.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 26% 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 2012 Nissan GT-R compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 18.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 95.6%. The median 2012 Nissan GT-R in this dataset had covered 44,123 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.3% of the time, April–September 94.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard", noted on 1.07% of tests.
- 466 recorded tests behind this page.
- 95.7% overall pass rate, 95.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan GT-R, the average is 95.6% — best year 2021 (98.7%), worst 2013 (93.3%).
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
- 466
- Typical mileage (median)
- 44,123 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan GT-R
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Catalytic Converter
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the GT-R MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the GT-R
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 90 | 94.4% |
| South West | 85 | 94.1% |
| North West | 56 | 98.2% |
| West Midlands | 55 | 98.2% |
| East of England | 43 | 100.0% |
| Yorkshire | 34 | 100.0% |
| East Midlands | 33 | 87.9% |
| Scotland | 26 | 92.3% |
| North East | 24 | 100.0% |
| Wales | 17 | 88.2% |
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 GT-R
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 GT-R
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 windscreen 0.9% 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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 0.6% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
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 0.6% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
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 2012 GT-R through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £58–£187 — and 26% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £58–£187
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalytic converter missing where one was…
- £120–£400
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 26%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 466 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 GT-R, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2008 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 93.3% to 98.7% — a spread of 5.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 97.1% position lamp not working
- 2009 95.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 94.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 93.9% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2012 95.7%catalytic converter missing where…
- 2013 93.3% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2014 95.8% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2015 95.9% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2016 95.5% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2017 97.6% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2018 95.6% catalytic converter missing where…
- 2019 97.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 94.4% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 98.7% has ply or cords exposed
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 Nissan GT-R 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
- Porsche 911 93.4%
- Bentley Continental 93.4%
- Porsche Boxster 91.6%
- Audi A8 90.2%
- Honda Fit 89.3%
- Toyota Estima 88.3%
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 Nissan GT-R 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 172 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 | 50 | 29.10% | 20.89% | +8.21 |
| Suspension | 35 | 20.30% | 20.98% | −0.68 |
| Tyres | 32 | 18.60% | 19.76% | −1.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 17 | 9.90% | 5.52% | +4.38 |
| Visibility | 12 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 6.40% | 12.21% | −5.81 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6 | 3.50% | 5.57% | −2.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 3.50% | 1.76% | +1.74 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.70% | 4.18% | −2.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.1% | £120–400 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.86% | £80–200 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.64% | £60–250 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.64% | £8–22 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.43% | £60–250 |
| Decelerometer (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 0.43% | £45–110 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 0.43% | £80–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.43% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.43% | £5–20 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 0.43% | £30–75 |
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 | 4.3% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.2% | £30–75 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.1% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 112 | 96.4% | 21,912 mi |
| 30-60k | 248 | 96.8% | 44,665 mi |
| 60-90k | 92 | 92.4% | 72,083 mi |
| 90-120k | 9 | 100.0% | 99,631 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 132,164 mi |
Source: 466 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 GT-R MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Nissan GT-R?
95.7% of the 466 2012 Nissan GT-R tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 95.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Nissan GT-R?
The three most recorded items are catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (1.07%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (0.86%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (0.64%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.4% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Nissan GT-R in this dataset had covered 44,123 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 94.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.