Nissan GT-R 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

5.6% of 745 MOT tests of the Nissan GT-R first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 63.2 (95% CI 44.1–82.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Nissan GT-R fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan GT-R built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	5.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	745
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 44.1–82.3)	63.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	745
Rank among this model's 5 build years	1	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	745
Tested in 2024	172	tests	median 49,855 miles	2024	172

Built 2011 against Nissan GT-R normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 12.8% vs n/a%; age 9: 5.6% vs n/a%; age 10: 6.2% vs 9.9%; age 11: 5.2% vs 9.3%; age 12: 5.3% vs 7.7%; age 13: 5.8% vs 8.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Nissan GT-R by registration · All Nissan GT-R 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 2011 Nissan GT-R fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 GT-R built 2011: 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)
8	227 (rough estimate)	12.8	9–17.7	not available	not available
9	177 (rough estimate)	5.6	3.1–10.1	not available	not available
10	210 (rough estimate)	6.2	3.7–10.3	9.9	62.8
11	194 (rough estimate)	5.2	2.8–9.2	9.3	55.3
12	169 (rough estimate)	5.3	2.8–9.8	7.7	69.2
13	172 (rough estimate)	5.8	3.2–10.4	8.6	68

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,149 (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 2011 Nissan GT-R?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is noise, emissions and leaks: 5.1 items per 100 first tests, against 3.7 across all build years of the Nissan GT-R. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan GT-R built 2011 against the Nissan GT-R in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Noise, emissions and leaks	5.1	3.7	59
Tyres	3.1	3.3	36
Brakes	2.7	1.6	31

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,149 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Nissan GT-R, 2011 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 101.5. 2012: index 71.0.

Nissan GT-R build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	99.2	88.4–110.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,885
2010	101.5	84.1–118.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,507
2011	63.2	44.1–82.3	better (rough estimate)	745
2012	71.0	45.6–96.4	better (rough estimate)	475
2013	96.9	58.1–135.6	no different (rough estimate)	262

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,874 (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 GT-R 2011 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-gt-r/2011/

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.

Other pages for this model

Nissan GT-R 2009 · Nissan GT-R 2010 · Nissan GT-R 2012 · Nissan GT-R 2013 · Nissan GT-R by postcode area · Nissan GT-R body, chassis and structure failures · Nissan GT-R brakes failures · Nissan GT-R vehicle identification failures · Nissan GT-R lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Nissan GT-R noise, emissions and leaks failures · Nissan GT-R suspension failures · Nissan GT-R tyres failures · Nissan GT-R visibility failures