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Nissan NAVARA - 2016

183.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NAVARA, model year 2016. Sample size: 9,222 cars, 21,349 tests and 39,185 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 9,222 cars

The 2016 Nissan Navara has an overall defect rate of 184 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 22% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, with the highest rates occurring in the 124,000+ miles category. While the Navara performs better than average in steering defects, it struggles in several areas including lights and electrics, where its defect rate is nearly double the average. Additionally, issues related to the body and structure, as well as various equipment and other categories, are considerably more prevalent in this model compared to the typical car from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 9,222 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 11.8% worse
87.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 63.0% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
Visibility
▲ 10.0% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 72.4% worse
43.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.6% worse
170.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 108.8% worse
19.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A towbar component damaged, defective or fractured
Equipment
▼ 27.3% worse
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 130.1% worse
26.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 347 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,709
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,653
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,604
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,053
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,982
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,838
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,303
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,254
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,211
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 656

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,254
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,211
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 618
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 423
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 374
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 347
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 306
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 298
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 247
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 180