Nissan Navara — reliability by registration year

2004–2021 · 18 registration years · 65,141 first tests

2021 breaks the run — 4.5 pp better than the years either side 2016 breaks the run — 6.1 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Navara registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Nissan Navara first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2021 6,561 82.2% 86.0% Coil spring (rear) 18.4%
4.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2021 Navaras most often: Coil spring (rear) (18.4%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (9.0%) · Brake pads (front) (8.8%)
2020 3,960 77.8% 81.6% Coil spring (rear) 29.0%
2019 6,878 73.9% 77.6% Coil spring (rear) 21.8%
2018 7,400 70.1% 74.1% Coil spring (front) 30.6%
2017 8,322 67.7% 72.9% Coil spring (front) 27.6%
2016 7,275 70.2% 75.5% Coil spring (front) 18.0%
6.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2016 Navaras most often: Coil spring (front) (18.0%) · Malfunction indicator lamp (11.3%) · Ball joint (front) (8.1%)
2015 3,600 60.4% 67.7% Position lamp (front) 15.1%
2014 3,171 57.8% 65.8% Position lamp (front) 15.0%
2013 3,072 57.3% 64.6% Malfunction indicator lamp 14.8%
2012 2,874 52.0% 60.5% Malfunction indicator lamp 15.5%
2011 3,290 55.0% 61.3% Position lamp (front) 13.8%
2010 1,546 54.8% 61.8% Position lamp (front) 14.5%
2009 1,387 53.2% 61.4% Position lamp (front) 17.4%
2008 1,317 54.8% 61.4% Position lamp (front) 17.2%
2007 1,638 54.8% 62.6% Position lamp (front) 14.7%
2006 1,374 54.0% 61.7% Chassis condition (rear) 18.1%
2005 899 53.4% 59.6% Chassis condition (rear) 18.0%
2004 577 57.2% 64.1%

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