Pass rate
71.9%
Below average — 0.5 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 679 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£74
2005 Nissan Murano MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 104,098 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
26.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 81.3% pass
- Avoid 2006 69.7% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 11.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.9%
- Typical mileage
- 104k mi
The 2005 Nissan Murano MOT pass rate is 71.9% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Murano does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.3× the national share
Suspension accounts for 26.6% of everything recorded on the 2005 Nissan Murano, against 21.0% nationally — 5.6 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 27% 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 2005 Nissan Murano compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.9%. The median 2005 Nissan Murano in this dataset had covered 104,098 mi.
96% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 72.0% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.5% of the time, April–September 70.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.92% of tests.
- 679 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.9% overall pass rate, 64.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Murano, the average is 74.3% — best year 2010 (81.3%), worst 2006 (69.7%).
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
- 679
- Typical mileage (median)
- 104,098 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Murano
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Murano MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (96% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Murano
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 183 | 73.8% |
| London | 111 | 76.6% |
| East of England | 93 | 69.9% |
| West Midlands | 71 | 71.8% |
| South West | 56 | 67.9% |
| North West | 54 | 68.5% |
| East Midlands | 37 | 78.4% |
| Scotland | 27 | 63.0% |
| Yorkshire | 24 | 70.8% |
| Wales | 16 | 62.5% |
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 2005 Murano
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 2005 Murano
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 6.9% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 suspension joints 6.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 3.8% 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 2005 Murano through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£74 — and 27% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£74
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 27%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 679 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 Murano, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2005 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.7% to 81.3% — a spread of 11.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 71.9%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 69.7% ball joint excessively worn
- 2007 71.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 75.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 78.8% exhaust system has a major leak…
- 2010 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 81.0% battery(ies) insecure but not…
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 2005 Nissan Murano 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Honda Cr-V 71.9%
- Mitsubishi L200 71.9%
- Ford Focus 72.0%
- Honda Jazz 71.8%
- Suzuki Grand Vitara 71.8%
- Ford Ranger 71.8%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 Nissan Murano 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 2,192 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 | 589 | 26.60% | 20.98% | +5.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 294 | 13.30% | 12.21% | +1.09 |
| Brakes | 287 | 13.00% | 20.89% | −7.89 |
| Tyres | 279 | 12.60% | 19.76% | −7.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 237 | 10.70% | 5.52% | +5.18 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 208 | 9.40% | 5.57% | +3.83 |
| Steering | 117 | 5.30% | 2.57% | +2.73 |
| Visibility | 68 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 67 | 3.00% | 4.18% | −1.18 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 46 | 2.10% | 1.76% | +0.34 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.9% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 6.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.9% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.6% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.8% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.4% | £80–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £45–120 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.5% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.9% | £45–95 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 13.7% | £180–450 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 13.6% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.0% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 100.0% | 22,208 mi |
| 30-60k | 34 | 82.4% | 47,382 mi |
| 60-90k | 149 | 69.8% | 78,058 mi |
| 90-120k | 307 | 71.7% | 104,095 mi |
| 120k+ | 183 | 71.6% | 140,161 mi |
Source: 679 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.
2005 Murano MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Nissan Murano?
71.9% of the 679 2005 Nissan Murano tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 64.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Nissan Murano?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.92%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (6.77%), headlamp lens slightly defective (5.89%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Nissan Murano MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 71.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Nissan Murano in this dataset had covered 104,098 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Nissan Murano?
Petrol: 72.0% pass rate across 650 tests. Diesel: 73.7% pass rate across 19 tests. LPG: 60.0% pass rate across 10 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 Nissan Murano MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.