2021 Nissan X-Trail: MOT pass rate and reliability

90.4% of 2021 Nissan X-Trails pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,105 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 26,628 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Nissan X-Trails (73.9%, 91,395 tests): +16.5 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +0.4 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 2021 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 2021 X-Trail

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 16.5 points more often than the Nissan X-Trail average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Nissan X-Trail the average at test was 26,628 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 90.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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