2009 Nissan GT-R: MOT pass rate and reliability

96% of 2009 Nissan GT-Rs pass the MOT first time, measured across 598 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 54,660 miles.

How the 2009 compares

• Against all Nissan GT-Rs (95.3%, 2,365 tests): +0.7 points
• Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +29.9 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan GT-R model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan GT-R:

What this means if you are buying a 2009 GT-R

The 2009 sits close to the Nissan GT-R 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 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2009 Nissan GT-R the average at test was 54,660 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 2017 at 97.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 94.7%. That 2.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

• 2010 Nissan GT-R - 94.7%
• 2017 Nissan GT-R - 97.6%

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