Nissan Elgrand (import) MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Nissan Elgrand (import) in Great Britain in 2025 — 14,044 tests. Figures cover every Elgrand (import) first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Elgrand (import) ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
67.1%
5.2 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
14,044
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
10.2%
of Elgrand (import) first tests; national 7.3%

How the Elgrand (import) ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Elgrand (import) vs all cars, 2025.

Nissan Elgrand (import)All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 15: 73.4%Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 16: 72.9%Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 17: 71.3%Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 18: 69.3%Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 19: 67%Nissan Elgrand (import), vehicle age 20: 64.1%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Nissan Elgrand (import) 64.1%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Elgrand (import) testsElgrand (import) pass rateAll cars
1584273.4%59.3%
1680272.9%58.3%
171,65771.3%57.2%
181,60469.3%57.4%
191,20967.0%57.0%
201,42864.1%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Elgrand (import)'s pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Elgrand (import) beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Elgrand (import) ahead
-16-8+0+8+16Age 15: +14.1 points vs the average car15Age 16: +14.6 points vs the average carAge 17: +14.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +11.9 points vs the average carAge 19: +10.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: +6.5 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
15+14.1
16+14.6
17+14.1
18+11.9
19+10.0
20+6.5

The Elgrand (import) fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Elgrand (import) fleet still in use.

05001k1k2kAge 15: 84215Age 16: 802Age 17: 1k17Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
15842
16802
171,657
181,604
191,209
201,428

What an Elgrand (import) fails on

Where the failure items land when an Elgrand (import) fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.5%
Suspension23.2%
Brakes15.6%
Tyres10.2%
Body, chassis, structure6.7%
Visibility6.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.2%
Steering3.0%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Elgrand (import), 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 28.6% of advisories28.6%Tyres: 28.6% of advisories28.6%Suspension: 23.9% of advisories23.9%Non-component advisories: 5.3% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.8% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.3% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes28.6%
Tyres28.6%
Suspension23.9%
Non-component advisories5.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.8%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.3%

What mileage is normal for an Elgrand (import)?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Elgrand (import); the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Elgrand (import) (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k15171920Vehicle age (years)Age 15: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–101,250)Age 16: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 61,250–96,250)Age 17: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 63,750–98,750)Age 18: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 63,750–103,750)Age 19: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 61,250–101,250)Age 20: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–111,250)88k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
1563,75081,250101,250
1661,25076,25096,250
1763,75078,75098,750
1863,75083,750103,750
1961,25081,250101,250
2068,75088,750111,250

What fails at each age

The Elgrand (import)'s failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionBrakesTyresVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment24.4%
3-5 yrsSuspension23.8%
3-5 yrsBrakes18.4%
3-5 yrsTyres12.7%
3-5 yrsVisibility6.2%
3-5 yrsEverything else14.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.7%
6-9 yrsSuspension23.3%
6-9 yrsBrakes15.4%
6-9 yrsTyres10.4%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else15.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.8%
10-13 yrsSuspension25.0%
10-13 yrsBrakes16.7%
10-13 yrsTyres9.7%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks6.1%
10-13 yrsEverything else15.7%
14+ yrsSuspension25.1%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.2%
14+ yrsBrakes16.5%
14+ yrsTyres10.6%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure7.7%
14+ yrsEverything else16.9%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.