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Nissan Navara
MOT 2024

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Nissan

Navara

167,311 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Navaras pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.2 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

76.3%

Pass-after-fix

4.5%

Fail

18.4%

Avg miles

89,600

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

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ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 167,311 tests

Pass rate climbs 15.0 points across the cohorts — newer Navara examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 112,082

Pass

72.3%

Fail

21.6%

PRS

5.1%

Avg mileage at test

105,973 mi

2018–2020 cohort 38,626

Pass

83.0%

Fail

13.2%

PRS

3.3%

Avg mileage at test

62,573 mi

2021+ cohort 16,603

Pass

87.3%

Fail

9.4%

PRS

2.8%

Avg mileage at test

42,572 mi

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

The picture

Nissan Navara: mixed MOT record across 91,322 tests

The Nissan Navara is a nameplate used for Nissan pickup trucks with D21, D22, D40, D23 and D27 model codes. The nameplate has been used in Australia, New Zealand, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe, and South Africa.

MOT data from 91,322 tests puts this van on a 72.7% first-time pass rate, below the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 91,072 miles. The most common fail item is failed number plate light, followed by fractured or weakened suspension spring.

Buyers weighing up a used Navara should treat the failure breakdown as a pre-purchase checklist. The pass rate is reasonable, but the gap between first attempt and a clean sheet narrows with age and mileage.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 28–38

Above average — worth comparing quotes before buying. 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 →

28–38

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

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

    6,364 occurrences · 3.8% of tests

  2. 02

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    5,092 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  3. 03

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

    4,226 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    3,763 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    3,371 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  6. 06

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    2,958 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    2,836 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

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

    2,775 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

    2,476 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  10. 10

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,263 occurrences · 1.4% 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 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this Navara'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 15.0-point gap between bands means the year you buy Nissan Navara has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

87.3%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 87.3% — a 15.0-point improvement. Tests in this band average 42,572 miles — roughly 63K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, less than 1.5 mm thick — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

72.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 72.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 87.3% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, and fractured or broken. Average mileage on test for this band is 105,973 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (87.3% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (72.3% pass). That's a 15.0-point spread across 112,082 older tests and 16,603 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

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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 Navara?

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 Navara 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.