Nissan X-Trail — reliability by registration year

2003–2022 · 20 registration years · 83,402 first tests

2021 breaks the run — 3.5 pp worse than the years either side 2018 breaks the run — 2.5 pp better than the years either side

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.

Nissan X-Trail first-attempt MOT results by registration year
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%
3.5 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2021 X-Trails most often: 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%
2.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 X-Trails most often: Brake pads (rear) (15.7%) · Ball joint (front) (14.3%) · Tread depth (front) (8.4%)
2017 16,308 74.5% 77.6% Ball joint (front) 22.3%
2016 14,205 69.0% 72.7% Ball joint (front) 30.4%
2015 7,783 64.2% 68.2% Ball joint (front) 34.7%
2014 3,609 61.9% 65.0% Ball joint (front) 31.3%
2013 1,504 62.3% 65.2% Ball joint (front) 33.8%
2012 1,555 57.2% 60.7% Ball joint (front) 30.5%
2011 1,859 54.9% 58.6% Ball joint (front) 27.5%
2010 1,208 51.7% 56.9% 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% Ball joint (front) 19.4%
2006 2,987 49.5% 54.5% Ball joint (front) 19.9%
2005 2,274 54.5% 60.3% Ball joint (front) 17.7%
2004 1,380 51.7% 59.0% Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 21.7%
2003 784 52.0% 58.2% Component mounting prescribed areas (rear) 16.0%

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