Nissan NAVARA - 2017
164.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan NAVARA, model year 2017.
Sample size: 10,430 cars, 25,044 tests and 41,113 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,430 cars
The 2017 Nissan Navara has an overall defect rate of 164 per 100 vehicles, which is 22.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 134 per 100. This model shows a significant increase in defects with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 328 per 100, compared to the average of 316. Notably, the Navara performs better in steering issues, with a defect rate of only 2 per 100 compared to the average of 5. However, it is less favourable in categories such as lights and electrics, body/structure, and miscellaneous defects, where its rates are considerably higher than the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,430 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 3.9% worse
75.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 62.5% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 15.2% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 77.5% worse
36.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 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
▼ 11.8% worse
160.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 31.4% worse
9.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A towbar component damaged, defective or fractured
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 7.4% worse
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 236.7% worse
30.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,471
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,705
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,630
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,296
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,279
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,004
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,002
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: 1,301
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 886
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,630
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 886
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 684
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 499
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 461
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 253
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: 241
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 236