Pass rate
67.7%
Below average — 4.8 pts behind the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 232 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £71–£189
2006 Nissan Terrano MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 118,301 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 76.1% pass
- Avoid 2006 67.7% pass · this year
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 8.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.6%
- Typical mileage
- 118k mi
The 2006 Nissan Terrano MOT pass rate is 67.7% of its MOT tests — 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Nissan Terrano does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 18.9% of everything recorded on the 2006 Nissan Terrano, against 5.6% nationally — 13.3 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.0%, 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.5%; this one manages 67.7% — 4.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- 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 2006 Nissan Terrano compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.6%. The median 2006 Nissan Terrano in this dataset had covered 118,301 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 65.4% of the time, April–September 70.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 12.07% of tests.
- 232 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.7% overall pass rate, 57.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Terrano, the average is 70.9% — best year 2000 (76.1%), worst 2006 (67.7%).
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
- 232
- Typical mileage (median)
- 118,301 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Terrano
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Terrano MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 54% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Terrano
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 46 | 63.0% |
| South West | 36 | 66.7% |
| East Midlands | 35 | 71.4% |
| West Midlands | 31 | 58.1% |
| North West | 26 | 65.4% |
| Wales | 23 | 65.2% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 82.4% |
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 2006 Terrano
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 2006 Terrano
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 windscreen 12.1% 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 5.6% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
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 brake pipes 5.6% 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.
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 2006 Terrano through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £71–£189 — and 7% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £71–£189
- Cheapest common item: position lamp not working
- £5–£25
- 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
- 7%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 232 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 Terrano, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2006. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.7% to 76.1% — a spread of 8.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.1% chassis condition or chassis has…
- 2001 75.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 71.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 71.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 70.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 69.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 67.7%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 2006 Nissan Terrano 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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Meriva 67.7%
- Kia Picanto 67.8%
- Renault Megane 67.8%
- Renault Clio 67.9%
- Chevrolet Kalos 67.5%
- Kia Sedona 68.0%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Nissan Terrano 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 928 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 | 198 | 21.00% | 20.98% | +0.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 178 | 18.90% | 5.57% | +13.33 |
| Brakes | 176 | 18.70% | 20.89% | −2.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 108 | 11.50% | 12.21% | −0.71 |
| Tyres | 59 | 6.30% | 19.76% | −13.46 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 50 | 5.30% | 5.52% | −0.22 |
| Visibility | 46 | 4.90% | 4.97% | −0.07 |
| Steering | 44 | 4.70% | 2.57% | +2.13 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 37 | 3.90% | 0.82% | +3.08 |
| Non-component advisories | 32 | 3.40% | 4.18% | −0.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 12.1% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.8% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.9% | £80–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.6% | £180–450 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 5.6% | £80–180 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £60–140 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.3% | £45–120 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.3% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £18–45 |
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 | 27.2% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 27.2% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.1% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–95 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.6% | £180–450 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 8 | 62.5% | 46,627 mi |
| 60-90k | 44 | 65.9% | 73,620 mi |
| 90-120k | 67 | 71.6% | 105,588 mi |
| 120k+ | 113 | 66.4% | 155,386 mi |
Source: 232 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.
2006 Terrano MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Nissan Terrano?
67.7% of the 232 2006 Nissan Terrano tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 57.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Nissan Terrano?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (12.07%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.76%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.90%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Nissan Terrano MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 62.5% of the time, falling to 66.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Nissan Terrano in this dataset had covered 118,301 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Nissan Terrano MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 65.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.