2005 Nissan Elgrand: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.6% of 2005 Nissan Elgrands pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,380 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 89,972 miles.

How the 2005 compares

  • Against all Nissan Elgrands (72.4%, 13,363 tests): -0.8 points
  • Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): +7.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan Elgrand model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2005 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan Elgrand:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 65.3% 447 105,716
2003 63.3% 562 103,758
2004 67.7% 844 92,653
2005 71.6% 1,380 89,972
2006 73.4% 1,166 82,291
2007 75.6% 1,537 85,119
2008 76.3% 1,492 84,656
2009 77.5% 663 80,918
2010 80.4% 756 84,876
2011 82.2% 460 88,419
2012 82.1% 301 84,037
2013 79.8% 242 88,643
2014 73.5% 211 109,013
2015 66.4% 327 112,754
2016 63.9% 410 110,668
2017 68% 484 105,603
2018 65.3% 375 100,992
2019 70.7% 417 94,498
2020 66.8% 458 92,897
2021 72.4% 410 85,664

What this means if you are buying a 2005 Elgrand

The 2005 sits close to the Nissan Elgrand average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 21-year-old car fails on

A 2005 car is 21 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2005 Nissan Elgrand the average at test was 89,972 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2011 at 82.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 63.3%. That 18.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2005 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Nissan Elgrand MOT data · Every model