Infiniti FX MOT reliability

Infiniti FXs passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 586 tests in 2025. 428 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

586

Still licensed (GB)

428

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2012 diesel

171 MOTs

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 105,940 (most between 86,811 and 125,499).

2014: 83% → 2015: 92% → 2016: 88% → 2017: 90% → 2018: 85% → 2019: 87% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 84% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 81% → 2024: 78% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (4.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.9%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (2.9%)
Attachment: fixing missing (2.3%)

2012 petrol

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 93,789 (most between 78,380 and 110,168).

2015: 89% → 2016: 81% → 2017: 94% → 2018: 85% → 2019: 79% → 2020: 92% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2012 FXs fail

Wheels & tyres

8.8%

Suspension & axles

7.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.4%

Brakes

5.8%

Lights & electrics

5.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.9%

Steering

2.9%

Visibility & wipers

1.8%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.