Nissan Xterra MOT reliability

Nissan Xterras passed their MOT first time 25% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

25%

MOTs analysed

4

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2002 petrol

1 MOT

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 210,318 (most between 210,318 and 210,318).

2005: 50% → 2006: 100% → 2007: 75% → 2008: 86% → 2009: 60% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 0% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Side repeaters: missing (100.0%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (100.0%)
Prop shaft: bearing excessively worn (100.0%)
Rear fog lamp: missing (100.0%)
Horn: not working (100.0%)

Where 2002 Xterras fail

Body, structure & corrosion

100.0%

Wheels & tyres

100.0%

Brakes

100.0%

Lights & electrics

100.0%

Steering

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.