85,279 X-Trails had an MOT in 2025. 69.9% passed first time, against 72.2% for other cars of the same age and mileage. Most of the gap comes from cars registered from 2010 to 2017, which fail on suspension 1.7 times as often as comparable cars. Those registered from 2022 onwards pass more often than other cars their age.
Each dot compares how often X-Trails of that year failed on one area of the test with cars of the same age and mileage.
| Year | Passed first time | Against same age and mileage | MOTs | Suspension | Steering | Brakes | Tyres | Lights & electrics | Visibility | Body & structure | Emissions & leaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.1% | −0.5 | 2,379 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 51.1% | −3.9 | 3,181 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 51.5% | −4.0 | 2,963 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 51.8% | −3.1 | 2,564 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 55.0% | −0.9 | 1,713 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 53.0% | −3.9 | 1,286 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 56.3% | −3.0 | 1,968 | ||||||||
| 2012 | 58.0% | −3.6 | 1,647 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 62.6% | −1.7 | 1,570 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 62.6% | −3.7 | 3,799 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 64.7% | −5.0 | 8,169 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 69.3% | −3.9 | 14,796 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 74.6% | −2.2 | 17,072 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 81.4% | +1.4 | 8,913 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 83.1% | −0.2 | 5,649 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.0 | 4,742 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 86.5% | −1.0 | 2,316 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 93.3% | +4.1 | 552 |
Much worse: failed on that area at least 1.5 times as often. Worse: 1.15 to 1.5 times. Better: up to 0.87 times. Much better: two-thirds as often or less. Gaps under half a percentage point count as about the same. Registration year is the year the car was first used.
Well behind: 5 or more points below cars of the same age and mileage. Behind: 1.5 to 5 points below. Level: within 1.5 points. Ahead: 1.5 or more points above.
4.8% of X-Trail MOTs failed on steering, against 1.9% for cars of the same age and mileage, and 13.5% on suspension, against 8.8%.
Up to 90,000 miles, X-Trails pass as often as cars of the same age and mileage. Behind from there: 90–120,000 miles 4.1 points, 120,000+ miles 6.0 points.
Diesels passed 68.4% first time, 2.6 points below comparable cars; petrols passed 77.1%, 0.9 points below comparable cars. Diesels had a median of 80,860 miles at the test, against 53,421 for petrols. Hybrids are mostly newer cars (median 25,271 miles), so compare them with care.
| Fuel | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 70,871 | 68.4% | 71.0% | −2.6 | 80,860 |
| Petrol | 13,807 | 77.1% | 78.0% | −0.9 | 53,421 |
| Hybrid | 593 | 93.1% | 88.3% | +4.8 | 25,271 |
Cars registered 2014 to 2021, each against cars of the same age and mileage. The X-Trail ranks 14 of 17.
| Model | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Honda CR-V | 83,797 | 86.1% | 76.6% | +9.5 | |
| 2. Toyota RAV4 | 65,682 | 86.4% | 80.2% | +6.2 | |
| 3. Seat Ateca | 46,430 | 87.5% | 82.2% | +5.2 | |
| 4. VW Tiguan | 192,059 | 84.2% | 79.0% | +5.2 | |
| 5. Skoda Kodiaq | 36,473 | 86.7% | 82.0% | +4.7 | |
| 6. Skoda Karoq | 51,965 | 88.4% | 84.3% | +4.0 | |
| 7. Ford Kuga | 237,391 | 81.3% | 78.3% | +3.0 | |
| 8. Mazda CX-5 | 58,978 | 80.8% | 78.2% | +2.6 | |
| 9. MG HS | 11,447 | 89.2% | 87.3% | +1.9 | |
| 10. Hyundai Tucson | 135,299 | 82.4% | 81.0% | +1.3 | |
| 11. Kia Sportage | 224,667 | 79.1% | 78.7% | +0.4 | |
| 12. Vauxhall Grandland | 67,355 | 83.2% | 84.2% | −1.1 | |
| 13. Nissan Qashqai | 375,647 | 76.2% | 77.8% | −1.5 | |
| 14. Nissan X-Trail | 65,456 | 74.4% | 76.5% | −2.2 | |
| 15. Peugeot 3008 | 98,935 | 76.8% | 80.0% | −3.2 | |
| 16. Renault Kadjar | 68,595 | 73.5% | 79.3% | −5.8 | |
| 17. Dacia Duster | 64,885 | 69.8% | 80.5% | −10.7 |
What testers most often noted as advisories on X-Trails in 2025: wear that passed but was close to failing. Figures in brackets are for cars of the same age and mileage.
At the MOT, 69.9% of 85,279 X-Trail MOTs in 2025 passed first time, against 72.2% for cars of the same age and mileage. 2005: level (−0.5 points). 2006 to 2008: behind (−3.1 to −4.0 points). 2009: level (−0.9 points). 2010 to 2017: behind (−1.7 to −5.0 points). 2018 to 2021: level (−1.0 to +1.4 points). 2022: ahead (+4.1 points).
Going by 2025 MOT results, 2006 to 2008 and 2010 to 2017. Those cars passed first time −3.1 to −4.0 and −1.7 to −5.0 points against comparable cars.
Ball joint excessively worn: 7.0% of X-Trail MOTs, against 1.4% for cars of the same age and mileage.
Petrol X-Trails passed 77.1% first time and diesels 68.4%. Against cars of the same age and mileage, petrols were 0.9 points below and diesels 2.6 points below.
For cars registered 2014 to 2021, the Nissan Qashqai passed 76.2% first time, −1.5 points against comparable cars. The X-Trail passed 74.4%, −2.2 points.
Data. Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2025 (31,475,521 first tests on cars first used 2005 to 2022), from DVSA's anonymised MOT test data. Retests are left out.
Passed first time. A car passed if its first test that year ended in a pass. Cars that failed and were fixed within the hour count as fails, as DVSA counts them.
Same age and mileage. We group every car by the year it was first used and its mileage (under 30k, 30–60k, 60–90k, 90–120k, over 120k). The comparison figure is what those groups scored, weighted to match the X-Trail's mix of ages and mileages.
Model. Every car DVSA records as a Nissan X-Trail: 19 recorded model names, from "X-TRAIL" to trims such as "X-TRAIL TEKNA E-4ORCE AUTO".
The full method, including how each report-card dot and year group is decided.