64,551 tests in 2025
Nissan Navara reliability and MOT pass rate
72.4% passed first time. The 27.6% fail rate is 5.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 91,278 miles.
Pass rate
72.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 27.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
91,278 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 10,262 | 15.5% |
| 6-9 years | 28,954 | 25% |
| 10-13 years | 12,731 | 34.3% |
| 14+ years | 12,597 | 36.8% |
What the Navara 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.
- Suspension553 dangerous49.4%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment183 dangerous33.3%
- Brakes2,101 dangerous27.7%
- Body, chassis, structure531 dangerous22.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks23 dangerous17.8%
- Visibility9 dangerous14.3%
- Tyres2,628 dangerous12.5%
- Steering191 dangerous11.6%
Is the Navara getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.3 points to 27.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 71,001 | 7 | 26.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 71,403 | 7 | 26.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 65,171 | 8 | 26.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 64,550 | 9 | 27.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Navara 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 Navara in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken4,044 tests
- 2Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction2,561 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,881 tests
- 4Position lamp: not working1,637 tests
- 5Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play1,619 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,435 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,384 tests
- 8Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,030 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Navara collects 2.69 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm8,778 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine5,791 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick5,059 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn4,559 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4,505 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded4,399 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,778 tests
- 8Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced2,205 tests
Questions
What is the Nissan Navara MOT pass rate?
72.4% of the 64,551 Nissan Navara first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 27.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Nissan Navara usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 4,044 failed tests, followed by "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 49.4% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 33.3% of failures, brakes appears in 27.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.5%; at 14+ years it was 36.8%. The median Nissan Navara tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 91,278 miles.
Is the Nissan Navara getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.3 points to 27.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.2 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 Navara trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 16 safety recalls naming the Nissan Navara: Nissan Navara recalls.
Other Nissan models
Checking a particular Navara?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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