Pass rate
71.3%
Below average — 0.9 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,919 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £48–£125
2004 Nissan Navara MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 122,604 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
23.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 93.7% pass
- Avoid 2009 70.1% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 23.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.7%
- Typical mileage
- 123k mi
The 2004 Nissan Navara MOT pass rate is 71.3% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Navara does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.1× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 17.4% of everything recorded on the 2004 Nissan Navara, against 5.6% nationally — 11.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.6%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 28% 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 2004 Nissan Navara compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 0.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.7%. The median 2004 Nissan Navara in this dataset had covered 122,604 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.0% of the time, April–September 71.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.91% of tests.
- 2,919 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.3% overall pass rate, 63.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Navara, the average is 78.1% — best year 2022 (93.7%), worst 2009 (70.1%).
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
- 2,919
- Typical mileage (median)
- 122,604 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Navara
- 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 Navara MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Navara
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 606 | 67.8% |
| South East | 550 | 72.4% |
| East of England | 427 | 72.1% |
| West Midlands | 365 | 72.6% |
| North West | 219 | 71.7% |
| Wales | 198 | 70.2% |
| East Midlands | 192 | 66.7% |
| Yorkshire | 183 | 76.5% |
| North East | 79 | 73.4% |
| Scotland | 69 | 76.8% |
| London | 31 | 77.4% |
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 2004 Navara
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 2004 Navara
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 7.9% 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 5.8% 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 5.5% 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 2004 Navara through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£125 — and 28% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £48–£125
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 28%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,919 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 Navara, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2001 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.1% to 93.7% — a spread of 23.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 74.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 73.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 70.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 71.3%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 70.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 70.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 70.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 71.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 71.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 71.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2013 73.9% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2014 75.1% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2015 76.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 79.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2018 80.9% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 84.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2020 86.3% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2021 88.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 93.7% windscreen damaged 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 2004 Nissan Navara 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 206 71.2%
- Suzuki Carry 71.2%
- Volvo XC70 71.5%
- Vauxhall Astra 71.6%
- Suzuki Grand Vitara 71.6%
- Mitsubishi L200 70.9%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Nissan Navara 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 11,214 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 | 2,687 | 23.60% | 20.98% | +2.62 |
| Brakes | 2,523 | 22.20% | 20.89% | +1.31 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,977 | 17.40% | 5.57% | +11.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,436 | 12.60% | 12.21% | +0.39 |
| Tyres | 727 | 6.40% | 19.76% | −13.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 567 | 5.00% | 5.52% | −0.52 |
| Visibility | 505 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Steering | 449 | 3.90% | 2.57% | +1.33 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 204 | 1.80% | 1.76% | +0.04 |
| Non-component advisories | 139 | 1.20% | 4.18% | −2.98 |
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 | 7.9% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £60–150 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 5.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.7% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.5% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.2% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £45–120 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £80–180 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.3% | £80–250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 27.6% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 20.2% | £20–55 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 15.0% | £180–450 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.6% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 25 | 80.0% | 24,826 mi |
| 30-60k | 140 | 81.4% | 47,273 mi |
| 60-90k | 428 | 74.5% | 77,355 mi |
| 90-120k | 788 | 73.7% | 106,196 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,532 | 68.1% | 153,156 mi |
Source: 2,919 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.
2004 Navara MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Nissan Navara?
71.3% of the 2,919 2004 Nissan Navara tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 63.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Nissan Navara?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.91%), service brake performance excessively binding (6.00%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Nissan Navara MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 68.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Nissan Navara in this dataset had covered 122,604 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Nissan Navara MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.