Pass rate
78.6%
Around average — 5.3 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 117 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £84–£208
2001 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 126,875 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
23.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 81.0% pass
- Avoid 2007 76.6% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 4.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.5%
- Typical mileage
- 127k mi
The 2001 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate is 78.6% of its MOT tests — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Patrol does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 16.2% of everything recorded on the 2001 Nissan Patrol, against 5.6% nationally — 10.6 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.9%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.3% and this one manages 78.6% — 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 7% 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 2001 Nissan Patrol compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 5.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.5%. The median 2001 Nissan Patrol in this dataset had covered 126,875 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.3% of the time, April–September 76.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded", noted on 5.13% of tests.
- 117 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.6% overall pass rate, 75.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Patrol, the average is 78.8% — best year 2006 (81.0%), worst 2007 (76.6%).
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
- 117
- Typical mileage (median)
- 126,875 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Patrol
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pipe
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Patrol MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Patrol
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 33 | 69.7% |
| South West | 26 | 88.5% |
| North West | 17 | 70.6% |
| East of England | 16 | 93.8% |
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 2001 Patrol
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 2001 Patrol
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 brake pipes 5.1% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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Check the windscreen 5.1% 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.
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Check corrosion 4.3% of tests
“chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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 2001 Patrol through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £84–£208 — and 7% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £84–£208
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 20%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 7%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 117 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 Patrol, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2000 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.6% to 81.0% — a spread of 4.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 78.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 78.6%rigid brake pipes excessively…
- 2002 77.9% chassis condition or chassis has…
- 2003 80.1% rigid brake pipes excessively…
- 2004 78.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 78.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 81.0% position lamp not working
- 2007 76.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 79.0% linkage ball joints ball joint…
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 2001 Nissan Patrol 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Range Rover 78.9%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 79.0%
- Jaguar Xkr 79.2%
- Subaru Impreza 79.3%
- BMW Z3 79.5%
- Lexus IS200 77.6%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Nissan Patrol 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 306 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 74 | 23.90% | 20.89% | +3.01 |
| Suspension | 72 | 23.30% | 20.98% | +2.32 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 50 | 16.20% | 5.57% | +10.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 30 | 9.70% | 5.52% | +4.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 7.40% | 12.21% | −4.81 |
| Visibility | 16 | 5.20% | 4.97% | +0.23 |
| Tyres | 15 | 4.90% | 19.76% | −14.86 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 11 | 3.60% | 0.82% | +2.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 2.60% | 1.76% | +0.84 |
| Steering | 7 | 2.30% | 2.57% | −0.27 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 5.1% | £80–180 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.1% | £80–200 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.3% | £180–450 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.3% | £60–150 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.4% | £40–120 |
| Rigid brake pipes leaking on a hydraulic braking system Brakes | Major | 3.4% | £80–180 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.6% | £60–140 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £180–450 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £3–12 |
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 | 21.4% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 18.8% | £80–180 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 14.5% | £180–450 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.4% | £180–450 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.4% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.7% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 66.7% | 22,040 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 81.8% | 78,116 mi |
| 90-120k | 23 | 78.3% | 100,539 mi |
| 120k+ | 69 | 78.3% | 152,546 mi |
Source: 117 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.
2001 Patrol MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Nissan Patrol?
78.6% of the 117 2001 Nissan Patrol tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 75.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Nissan Patrol?
The three most recorded items are rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (5.13%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.13%), chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (4.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 78.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Nissan Patrol in this dataset had covered 126,875 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.