Nissan Murano MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan Murano MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan Murano passed on its first attempt in 68.0%, and its overall record sits −6.7 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan Murano in the 2023–2025 data: 3,257 tests across 7 model years (2005–2011). 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 Murano MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan Murano, 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 Murano's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan Murano DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan Murano, each with how many of the model's 3,257 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 176 Nissan Murano tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 145 Nissan Murano tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 136 Nissan Murano tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 133 Nissan Murano tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 130 Nissan Murano tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 127 Nissan Murano tests, 3.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan Murano Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan Murano model year on record is 2010 (81.3% across 331 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (69.7%). The gap between them is 11.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Nissan Murano reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan Murano Owners

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

• the lights — “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.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  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 exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan Murano MOT & Reliability