Does the Nissan GT-R fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Nissan GT-R records 3.73 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.38, 95% interval +0.06 to +0.70). It ranks 200 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan GT-R is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 204 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 204 | 1.46 |
| Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective | 96 | 0.69 |
| Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits | 96 | 0.69 |
| Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer | 55 | 0.39 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 38 | 0.27 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,010 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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