Reliability report
Nissan X-Trail reliability and common faults
Based on 113,949 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
27.0%
fail rate · average 21.6%
much worse than average
86,811 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
50.8%
first-time pass · average 50.7%
about average
27,138 inspections
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 X-Trail
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Steering
Suspension
Brakes
Seat belts and airbags
Exhaust and emissions
Body and structure
Wheels
Visibility
Driving controls
Plates and identification
Tyres
Lights and electrics
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 10.9% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 19.1% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 29.4% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 38.9% avg 30.3% | — |
| 16–20 years | 41.9% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 40.0% avg 31.4% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | X-Trail | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86.0% | 86.7% | 171 |
| 2020 | 76.3% | 78.6% | 118 |
| 2019 | 78.6% | 83.2% | 187 |
| 2018 | 76.8% | 79.5% | 409 |
| 2017 | 72.9% | 76.6% | 834 |
| 2016 | 71.7% | 72.8% | 1,108 |
| 2015 | 74.1% | 71.1% | 1,193 |
| 2014 | 68.9% | 68.0% | 350 |
| 2013 | 70.5% | 65.9% | 61 |
| 2012 | 62.0% | 63.7% | 137 |
| 2011 | 57.7% | 61.2% | 137 |
| 2010 | 65.2% | 57.3% | 164 |
| 2009 | 46.9% | 54.5% | 405 |
| 2008 | 50.6% | 52.4% | 865 |
| 2007 | 46.1% | 50.6% | 1,079 |
Nissan X-Trail – FAQs
How reliable is the Nissan X-Trail?+
In the UK the Nissan X-Trail fails 27.0% of MOT tests, against an average of 21.6% for cars of the same age – much worse than average. In Lithuania 50.8% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 50.7%) – about average.
What goes wrong most often on the Nissan X-Trail?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: steering, suspension, brakes, seat belts and airbags.
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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: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).