Nissan Terrano MOT reliability

Nissan Terranos passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 1,137 tests in 2025. 707 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

1,137

Still licensed (GB)

707

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

2007 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 0%. Typical mileage 120,519 (most between 105,552 and 123,284).

2009: 50% → 2010: 86% → 2011: 83% → 2012: 86% → 2013: 57% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 55% → 2016: 36% → 2017: 46% → 2018: 25% → 2019: 44% → 2020: 43% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (33.3%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (33.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (33.3%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (33.3%)
Other body component: component corroded and likely to cause injury (33.3%)

Where 2007 Terranos fail

Lights & electrics

66.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Wheels & tyres

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Steering

33.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

33.3%

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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.