2021 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate

2021
typical 9,894 mi

Only 76 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.

Pass rate

98.7%

Above average — 7.5 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 76 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £45–£95

Most common fault

Tyres

100.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally

mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.

Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

Best 2021 98.7% pass · this year
Avoid 2013 93.3% pass

Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass: 98.7%
Typical mileage: 10k mi

The 2021 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate is 98.7% of its MOT tests — 7.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 100.0% 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.

How one model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Expert verdict

Tyres: 5.1× the national share

Tyres make up 100.0% of everything recorded on the 2021 Nissan Gt-R, against 19.8% nationally — 80.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.

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 91.2% and this one manages 98.7% — 7.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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

How does the 2021 Nissan GT-R compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 7.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 98.7%. The median 2021 Nissan GT-R in this dataset had covered 9,894 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 96.9% of the time, April–September 100.0%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Has ply or cords exposed", noted on 1.32% of tests.

76 recorded tests behind this page.
98.7% overall pass rate, 98.7% 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: 76
Typical mileage (median): 9,894 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

Tyres

Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.

Does mileage affect the GT-R MOT pass rate?

0-30k 98.6%

30-60k 100.0%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 90% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the GT-R

Region	Tests	Pass rate
South West	21	95.2%

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 2021 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.

Tyres 100.0%

+80.2 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices

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 2021 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.

Check the tyre tread 1.3% of tests

“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

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 2021 GT-R through its MOT

Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£95 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 2 common items: £45–£95
Cheapest common item: has ply or cords exposed: £45–£95
Dearest common item: has ply or cords exposed: £45–£95
Common items a careful owner can do at home: 100%
Repairs that still cost under £30: 0%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 76 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 2021 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.

Compare 2021 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2021 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Nissan GT-R 2 failure items · 1 advisories · 1 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 9 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
Tyres	9	100.00%	19.76%	+80.24

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 76 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost	Part
Has ply or cords exposed Tyres	Major	1.3%	£45–95	Tyres →
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Rectified	1.3%	£45–95	Tyres →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Advisory	9.2%	£45–95

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage	Tests	Pass rate	Median odometer
0-30k	73	98.6%	10,800 mi
30-60k	3	100.0%	38,247 mi

Source: 76 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.

2021 GT-R MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Nissan GT-R?

98.7% of the 76 2021 Nissan GT-R tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 98.7%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Nissan GT-R?

The three most recorded items are has ply or cords exposed (1.32%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.32%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2021 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 98.6% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Nissan GT-R in this dataset had covered 9,894 mi.

Does the season affect the 2021 Nissan GT-R MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 96.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 100.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.