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Nissan Elgrand
MOT 2023
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Elgrand

15,736 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Elgrands pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 2.2 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

73.5%

Pass-after-fix

3.7%

Fail

22.1%

Avg miles

90,527

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Elgrand: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 15,736 MOT tests, the Elgrand returns 73.5% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn suspension dust cover. A defective headlamp lens and a torn suspension dust cover round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 90,527, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    653 occurrences · 4.1% of tests

  2. 02

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    644 occurrences · 4.1% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    531 occurrences · 3.4% of tests

  4. 04

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    499 occurrences · 3.2% of tests

  5. 05

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    493 occurrences · 3.1% of tests

  6. 06

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    442 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    405 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  8. 08

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    396 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  9. 09

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    390 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    381 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 5 failures

£330–£960

If every one of this Elgrand's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

Yellowed lenses fail the light-output test. A restoration kit lifts the haze in an afternoon for £20.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Elgrand?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Elgrand and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.