Pass rate
77.9%
Around average — 5.0 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 226 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £87–£222
2002 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 120,958 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
23.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. 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
- 74.1%
- Typical mileage
- 121k mi
The 2002 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate is 77.9% of its MOT tests — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.0% 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: 3.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 18.0% of everything recorded on the 2002 Nissan Patrol, against 5.6% nationally — 12.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.0%, 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.
- 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 72.9% and this one manages 77.9% — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 18% 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 2002 Nissan Patrol compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.1%. The median 2002 Nissan Patrol in this dataset had covered 120,958 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.5% of the time, April–September 74.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting", noted on 3.98% of tests.
- 226 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.9% overall pass rate, 74.1% 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
- 226
- Typical mileage (median)
- 120,958 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
Corrosion Welding Repair
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 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Patrol
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 46 | 76.1% |
| East of England | 43 | 81.4% |
| South West | 28 | 67.9% |
| West Midlands | 20 | 85.0% |
| North West | 19 | 78.9% |
| Scotland | 17 | 82.4% |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 87.5% |
| Wales | 15 | 66.7% |
| East Midlands | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2002 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 2002 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 corrosion 4.0% 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.
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Check the battery 3.5% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the suspension joints 3.1% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush 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.
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 2002 Patrol through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £87–£222 — and 18% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £87–£222
- Cheapest common item: wipers blade defective
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 18%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 226 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 2002 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Range Rover 77.4%
- BMW 3 Series 77.2%
- BMW 530 77.2%
- Lexus IS200 77.2%
- MG Tf 77.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 77.1%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 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 510 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 | 119 | 23.00% | 20.98% | +2.02 |
| Brakes | 94 | 18.20% | 20.89% | −2.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 93 | 18.00% | 5.57% | +12.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 68 | 13.20% | 5.52% | +7.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 56 | 10.80% | 12.21% | −1.41 |
| Visibility | 28 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Tyres | 25 | 4.80% | 19.76% | −14.96 |
| Non-component advisories | 13 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Steering | 8 | 1.50% | 2.57% | −1.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.0% | £180–450 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £60–140 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £40–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £80–200 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £180–450 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.2% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £80–180 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £180–450 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £45–120 |
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 | 25.7% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 17.3% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 11.9% | £20–55 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.8% | £18–45 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.4% | £180–450 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 6.2% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 16 | 68.8% | 49,983 mi |
| 60-90k | 42 | 76.2% | 77,345 mi |
| 90-120k | 52 | 80.8% | 104,646 mi |
| 120k+ | 112 | 77.7% | 169,358 mi |
Source: 226 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.
2002 Patrol MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Nissan Patrol?
77.9% of the 226 2002 Nissan Patrol tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 74.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Nissan Patrol?
The three most recorded items are chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (3.98%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (3.54%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.10%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 68.8% of the time, falling to 77.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Nissan Patrol in this dataset had covered 120,958 mi.
Does the season affect the 2002 Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.