Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Nissan Navara

Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative on the Nissan Navara is recorded on 9,501 tests — 3.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.2% across every car in the data. That is 3.0× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.2% of tests record it — this model is 3.0× that share
The 345 models compared	2 of 345, highest first
The model's own record	262,149 tests · every year of the Navara →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Navara tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2007, 0.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.8%. The share has risen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2017 at 3.4%; best 2007 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2007	78	17,262	0.5%
2008	74	13,612	0.5%
2009	100	13,902	0.7%
2010	294	14,674	2.0%
2011	577	30,510	1.9%
2012	838	25,956	3.2%
2013	727	26,530	2.7%
2014	694	26,992	2.6%
2015	597	29,544	2.0%
2016	968	55,748	1.7%
2017	2,196	65,626	3.4%
2018	1,298	57,608	2.3%
2019	479	52,186	0.9%
2020	300	29,606	1.0%
2021	253	30,588	0.8%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £3–£12 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Nissan Navara MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Nissan model →