Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan X-Trail
Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan X-Trail is recorded on 21,365 tests — 6.4% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 25 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 331,848 tests · every year of the X-Trail → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan X-Trail 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 2002, 5.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has fallen 4.7 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 6.4%; best 2018 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 146 | 2,844 | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 427 | 9,072 | 4.7% |
| 2004 | 753 | 24,426 | 3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,211 | 38,745 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 1,705 | 49,362 | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 1,991 | 43,974 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 2,261 | 35,547 | 6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,345 | 22,791 | 5.9% |
| 2010 | 901 | 16,740 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,198 | 24,837 | 4.8% |
| 2012 | 744 | 19,965 | 3.7% |
| 2013 | 633 | 18,555 | 3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,461 | 44,217 | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,743 | 92,823 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 2,650 | 161,799 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,744 | 178,089 | 1.0% |
| 2018 | 362 | 89,334 | 0.4% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan X-Trail MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →