Nissan Safari MOT reliability

Nissan Safaris passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 11 tests in 2025. 3 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 11 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.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

11

Still licensed (GB)

3

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

1998 diesel

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 32,670 (most between 32,670 and 32,670).

2005: 100% → 2006: 75% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 33% → 2010: 60% → 2011: 33% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 33% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 33% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: all not working (100.0%)
Pedal: anti-slip provision missing (100.0%)
All outline marker lamps: not working (100.0%)
Pre 01/07/2008 Non turbo: emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (100.0%)

Where 1998 Safaris fail

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

100.0%

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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.