Nissan X-Trail: reliability by registration year
2003-2022 · 20 registration years · 83,402 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every X-Trail 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 536 | 93.5% | 95.0% | |
| 2021 | 2,167 | 86.1% | 88.5% | Brake pads (front) 22.3% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 X-Trail: Brake pads (front) (22.3%) | ||||
| 2020 | 4,495 | 85.7% | 88.4% | Brake pads (front) 20.0% |
| 2019 | 5,424 | 83.0% | 85.6% | Brake pads (front) 16.6% |
| 2018 | 8,513 | 81.2% | 83.9% | Brake pads (rear) 15.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 X-Trail: Brake pads (rear) (15.7%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (14.3%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (8.4%) | ||||
| 2017 | 16,308 | 74.5% | 77.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 22.3% |
| 2016 | 14,205 | 69.0% | 72.7% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 30.4% |
| 2015 | 7,783 | 64.2% | 68.2% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 34.7% |
| 2014 | 3,609 | 61.9% | 65.0% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 31.3% |
| 2013 | 1,504 | 62.3% | 65.2% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 33.8% |
| 2012 | 1,555 | 57.2% | 60.7% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 30.5% |
| 2011 | 1,859 | 54.9% | 58.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 27.5% |
| 2010 | 1,208 | 51.7% | 56.9% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 23.9% |
| 2009 | 1,598 | 53.6% | 58.6% | Track rod end (front) 21.6% |
| 2008 | 2,418 | 50.5% | 56.2% | Track rod end (front) 22.6% |
| 2007 | 2,795 | 50.4% | 56.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 19.4% |
| 2006 | 2,987 | 49.5% | 54.5% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 19.9% |
| 2005 | 2,274 | 54.5% | 60.3% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 17.7% |
| 2004 | 1,380 | 51.7% | 59.0% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 21.7% |
| 2003 | 784 | 52.0% | 58.2% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 16.0% |