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Nissan GT R
MOT 2024

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Nissan

GT R

5,863 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where GT Rs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 16.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

93.9%

Pass-after-fix

1.4%

Fail

3.6%

Avg miles

42,013

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

This model's production run straddles the January 2006 Euro 4 cutoff. Individual cars vary — check your registration plate on the government's ULEZ checker. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 5,863 tests

Pass rate climbs 1.3 points across the cohorts — newer GT R examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 5,155

Pass

93.4%

Fail

3.8%

PRS

1.6%

Avg mileage at test

45,293 mi

2018–2020 cohort 594

Pass

98.2%

Fail

1.9%

PRS

0.0%

Avg mileage at test

19,479 mi

2021+ cohort 114

Pass

94.7%

Fail

3.5%

PRS

1.8%

Avg mileage at test

12,659 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Gt-R: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 2,513 MOT tests, the Gt-R returns 93.5% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a tyre with the cords showing. Windscreen damage and emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 40,922, 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.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 12–28

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

12–28

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits

    34 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  2. 02

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    29 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    23 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    22 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  5. 05

    Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective

    17 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  6. 06

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    17 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  7. 07

    Emissions levels exceed default limits

    15 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  8. 08

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    13 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  9. 09

    Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

    12 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured

    12 occurrences · 0.2% 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 2 failures

£120–£190

If every one of this GT R'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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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 4.8-point gap between bands means the year you buy Nissan GT R has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

98.2%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 98.2% — a 4.8-point improvement. Tests in this band average 19,479 miles — roughly 26K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: in such a condition that it is…, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. The stricter post-2018 MOT test rules meant manufacturers had to tighten up emissions and electrical checks, but this band still shows far fewer major failures on suspension and bodywork than the older fleet.

Band to be cautious about

93.4%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 93.4% pass rate against a fleet average of 98.2% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits, has ply or cords exposed, and damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Average mileage on test for this band is 45,293 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (98.2% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (93.4% pass). That's a 4.8-point spread across 5,155 older tests and 594 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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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.

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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a GT R?

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 GT R 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.