Nissan Patrol MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Nissan Patrol took 1,126 MOT tests in Britain and passed 70% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,126

First-time pass rate

70%

All cars

71%

What the Patrol fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics15.4% (all cars 11.3%)
• Suspension10.5% (all cars 9.0%)
• Brakes10.3% (all cars 6.8%)
• Body and structure7.6% (all cars 3.5%)
• Visibility5.6% (all cars 4.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions3.4% (all cars 3.1%)
• Seat belts and airbags3.0% (all cars 1.0%)
• Steering1.4% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Position lamp: not working 4.4%
2. Stop lamp: not working 3.5%
3. Wheel bearings: has excessive play 2.8%
4. Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting 2.8%
5. Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 2.7%
6. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 2.5%
7. Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements 2.2%
8. Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 2.2%

Most common advisories

1. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 16.3%
2. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 15.5%
3. Wheel bearings: has slight play 14.5%
4. Coil spring: corroded 7.6%
5. Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 6.9%
6. Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced 6.5%
7. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 6.1%
8. Anti-roll bars, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.8%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Check a particular Patrol

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.