Nissan Skyline MOT reliability

Nissan Skylines passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 2,030 tests in 2025. 568 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

2,030

Still licensed (GB)

568

Body type

Coupe

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

2020 petrol

16 MOTs

These figures come from only 16 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 81%. Typical mileage 75,351 (most between 47,164 and 90,199).

2020: 100% → 2021: 79% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Washers: not working (6.3%)
Position lamp: not working (6.3%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (6.3%)
Switch: not operating in accordance with the requirements (6.3%)
Position lamp: with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (6.3%)

Where 2020 Skylines fail

Lights & electrics

18.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

12.5%

Visibility & wipers

6.3%

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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.