Infiniti QX70 MOT reliability

Infiniti QX70s passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 409 tests in 2025. 358 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

409

Still licensed (GB)

358

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

2015 diesel

101 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 80,132 (most between 64,449 and 100,120).

2017: 100% → 2018: 96% → 2019: 89% → 2020: 84% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 81% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (3.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (2.0%)
Ball joint excessively worn (1.0%)
Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested (1.0%)

2015 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 80%. Typical mileage 91,414 (most between 47,155 and 102,941).

2018: 80% → 2019: 60% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (20.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (20.0%)

Where 2015 QX70s fail

Lights & electrics

5.0%

Wheels & tyres

4.0%

Suspension & axles

3.0%

Brakes

2.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

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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.