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Nissan Navara
MOT 2023
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Navara

91,322 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Navaras pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 3.1 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

72.7%

Pass-after-fix

4.7%

Fail

21.8%

Avg miles

91,072

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Navara: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 91,322 MOT tests, the Navara returns 72.7% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A broken or weak spring and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 91,072, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    4,335 occurrences · 4.7% of tests

  2. 02

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    4,005 occurrences · 4.4% of tests

  3. 03

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    2,991 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    2,739 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2,655 occurrences · 2.9% of tests

  6. 06

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    2,545 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    2,449 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  8. 08

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    2,392 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  9. 09

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    1,994 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  10. 10

    Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

    1,990 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this Navara's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a Navara?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Navara and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.