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MOT reliability

Nissan El

1 vehicles · 8 completed MOT tests analysed
75%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Nissan El vehicles and 8 completed MOT tests, the Nissan El has an overall 75% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 153,976 miles.

1
Vehicles
8
MOT tests
8,445
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Nissan El problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Nissan El MOT tests:

  • Other153%

Nissan El pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
111100%
121100%
13250%
141100%
151100%
16250%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Nissan El MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Nissan El MOT tests:

  1. Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay (2 times)
  2. Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b) (2 times)
  3. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (2 times)
  4. drive shaft support bush deteriorated (2 times)
  5. front brake slight bind (2 times)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (1 times)
  7. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) (1 times)
  8. Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour (7.4.B.4) (1 times)
  9. Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (1 times)
  10. Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (1 times)
  11. Offside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d) (1 times)
  12. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
  13. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  14. Offside Front Anti-roll bar has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)

Nissan El pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1997 1 8 75% 153,976

Nissan El reliability FAQ

Across 1 Nissan El vehicles in our MOT data, 75% pass the MOT (a 25% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Nissan El MOT issues are: Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay; Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b); Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components.

The typical Nissan El in our data has covered around 153,976 miles.

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