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Nissan Gt-R reliability and MOT pass rate

95.9% passed first time. The 4.1% fail rate is 18.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 41,922 miles.

MOT pass rates / Nissan

Pass rate

95.9%

22.6% of all cars failed; 4.1% of these did.

Fixed on the day

0.6%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

41,922 mi

13 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years100—
6-9 years5363.7%
10-13 years4932.8%
14+ years1,0394.8%

What the Gt-R fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Tyres41 dangerous36%
  2. Noise, emissions and leaks34.8%
  3. Visibility18%
  4. Brakes2 dangerous16.9%
  5. Suspension11.2%
  6. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.9%
  7. Identification of the vehicle5.6%
  8. Body, chassis, structure4.5%

Is the Gt-R getting worse?

The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 4.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20222,381104.9%22.5%
20232,406114.8%22.8%
20241,972124.8%23.2%
20252,161134.1%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Gt-R at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Gt-R in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Condition: has ply or cords exposed17 tests
  2. 2Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits13 tests
  3. 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively10 tests
  4. 4Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits9 tests
  5. 5Catalytic converter: missing where one was fitted as standard9 tests
  6. 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9 tests
  7. 7Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits8 tests
  8. 8Emissions not tested: unable to be completed5 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Gt-R collects 2.46 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm120 tests
  2. 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened58 tests
  3. 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded57 tests
  4. 4Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn30 tests
  5. 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure21 tests
  6. 6Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak21 tests
  7. 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm17 tests
  8. 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn16 tests

Questions

What is the Nissan Gt-R MOT pass rate?

95.9% of the 2,168 Nissan Gt-R first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 4.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 0.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Nissan Gt-R usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Condition: has ply or cords exposed", recorded on 17 failed tests, followed by "Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, tyres appears in 36% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 34.8% of failures, visibility appears in 18% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5%; at 14+ years it was 4.8%. The median Nissan Gt-R tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 41,922 miles.

Is the Nissan Gt-R getting less reliable?

The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 4.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Gt-R trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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