Nissan Navara MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan Navara MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan Navara passed on its first attempt in 73.0%, and its overall record sits −2.9 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan Navara in the 2023–2025 data: 262,149 tests across 22 model years (2001–2022). 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 Navara MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Nissan Navara DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan Navara, each with how many of the model's 262,149 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 13,894 Nissan Navara tests, 5.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 9,958 Nissan Navara tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 8,969 Nissan Navara tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 8,280 Nissan Navara tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 5,962 Nissan Navara tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play" (Major) — noted on about 5,623 Nissan Navara tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan Navara Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan Navara model year on record is 2022 (93.7% across 126 tests), and the weakest is 2009 (70.1%). The gap between them is 23.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Nissan Navara reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.8 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 Navara Owners

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

• 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 coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

• the windscreen — “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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan Navara MOT & Reliability