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Nissan X Trail
MOT 2023
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X Trail

116,148 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where X Trails pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's in line with the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models.

Pass

75.8%

Pass-after-fix

3.3%

Fail

20.4%

Avg miles

78,500

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

X-Trail: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 116,148 MOT tests, the X-Trail returns 75.8% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is worn suspension bushes. Brake pads worn below 1.5 mm and a worn steering ball joint round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 78,500, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    6,289 occurrences · 5.4% of tests

  2. 02

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    5,022 occurrences · 4.3% of tests

  3. 03

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    3,202 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    2,936 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2,807 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  6. 06

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    2,718 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  7. 07

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    2,562 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  8. 08

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    2,272 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    2,108 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  10. 10

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,930 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 5 failures

£308–£770

If every one of this X Trail's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

Search Amazon UK

Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

Search Amazon UK

Item 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a X Trail?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a X Trail and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.