Reliability report
Nissan Elgrand reliability and common faults
Based on 13,174 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
28.4%
fail rate · average 29.3%
better than average
13,174 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Nissan Elgrand
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Wheels
Tyres
Brakes
Lights and electrics
Suspension
Visibility
Exhaust and emissions
Steering
Body and structure
Seat belts and airbags
Plates and identification
Driving controls
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 30.8% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 33.6% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 31.8% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 20.4% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 26.9% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 34.6% avg 31.4% | — |
Nissan Elgrand – FAQs
How reliable is the Nissan Elgrand?+
In the UK the Nissan Elgrand fails 28.4% of MOT tests, against an average of 29.3% for cars of the same age – better than average.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: オーバードライブ83, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).