2008 Nissan X-Trail: MOT pass rate and reliability

56.2% of 2008 Nissan X-Trails pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,912 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 128,050 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Nissan X-Trails (73.9%, 91,395 tests): -17.7 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -8.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Nissan X-Trail model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Nissan X-Trail:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 59.9% 352 114,159
2003 57.4% 1,128 121,781
2004 57.9% 2,022 125,768
2005 57.6% 3,185 127,335
2006 56.1% 4,032 125,421
2007 56.7% 3,604 125,529
2008 56.2% 2,912 128,050
2009 56.2% 1,892 119,321
2010 56.7% 1,402 120,446
2011 58.4% 2,063 114,174
2012 63.6% 1,662 102,966
2013 64.7% 1,574 93,233
2014 67.6% 3,834 90,785
2015 71.1% 8,169 84,158
2016 76.4% 14,959 72,831
2017 81.6% 17,118 63,608
2018 85.6% 8,967 52,398
2019 87.1% 5,632 40,351
2020 90.2% 4,728 33,673
2021 90.4% 2,105 26,628

What this means if you are buying a 2008 X-Trail

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 17.7 points less often than the Nissan X-Trail average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Nissan X-Trail the average at test was 128,050 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 2021 at 90.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 56.1%. That 34.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Nissan X-Trail MOT data · Every model