Nissan Elgrand 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

27.7% of 469 MOT tests of the Nissan Elgrand first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.7 (95% CI 82.6–116.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan Elgrand built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	27.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	469
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 82.6–116.9)	99.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	469
Rank among this model's 21 build years	8	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	469
Tested in 2024	327	tests	median 77,220 miles	2024	327

Built 2012 against Nissan Elgrand normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 43.7% vs 37.9%; age 10: 32.3% vs n/a%; age 11: 21.8% vs n/a%; age 12: 20.8% vs 23.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Nissan Elgrand by registration · All Nissan Elgrand MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Nissan Elgrand fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 9 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Elgrand built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
9	142 (rough estimate)	43.7	35.8–51.9	37.9	115.1
10	195 (rough estimate)	32.3	26.1–39.2	not available	not available
11	307 (rough estimate)	21.8	17.6–26.8	not available	not available
12	327 (rough estimate)	20.8	16.7–25.5	23.4	88.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 971 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Nissan Elgrand?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 30.1 items per 100 first tests, against 30.9 across all build years of the Nissan Elgrand. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 9 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Elgrand built 2012 against the Nissan Elgrand in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	30.1	30.9	299
Suspension	26	30.4	259
Brakes	16.2	14.8	161
Visibility	7.9	7.1	79
Tyres	7	9.1	70

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 995 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Nissan Elgrand, 2012 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 102.4. 2013: index 100.6.

Nissan Elgrand build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	135.9	116.6–155.3	worse (rough estimate)	405
2001	122.2	102.8–141.6	worse (rough estimate)	375
2002	112.1	104.2–119.9	worse (rough estimate)	2,134
2003	112.9	106.2–119.7	worse (rough estimate)	2,973
2004	100.7	95.3–106.0	no different	4,393
2005	99.5	95.0–104.0	no different	6,503
2006	98.3	93.0–103.6	no different	4,688
2007	97.9	93.0–102.7	no different	5,726
2008	98.9	93.4–104.4	no different	4,621
2009	104.1	95.2–112.9	no different (rough estimate)	2,000
2010	94.2	85.8–102.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,055
2011	102.4	89.0–115.7	no different (rough estimate)	924
2012	99.7	82.6–116.9	no different (rough estimate)	469
2013	100.6	84.1–117.2	no different (rough estimate)	368
2014	90.8	80.1–101.4	no different (rough estimate)	786
2015	104.6	97.3–111.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,903
2016	105.0	98.3–111.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,361
2017	102.5	96.4–108.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,810
2018	102.3	94.9–109.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,045
2019	94.2	86.1–102.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,646
2020	105.3	95.2–115.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,213

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 50,398 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Elgrand 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-elgrand/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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