Nissan Navara 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

29.6% of 24,416 MOT tests of the Nissan Navara first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.0 (95% CI 99.6–104.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Navara built in 2015 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	29.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	24416
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.6–104.3)	102.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	24416
Rank among this model's 20 build years	13	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	24416
Tested in 2024	3880	tests	median 92,633 miles	2024	3880

Built 2015 against Nissan Navara normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 22.7% vs 22.5%; age 5: 24.5% vs 24%; age 6: 27.3% vs 27.2%; age 7: 32% vs 29.9%; age 8: 34.8% vs 33.2%; age 9: 37% vs 38.1%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2015 Nissan Navara by registration · All Nissan Navara 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 2015 Nissan Navara fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 Navara built 2015: 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)
4	4,279	22.7	21.5–24	22.5	100.9
5	4,011	24.5	23.2–25.9	24	102.3
6	4,108	27.3	25.9–28.7	27.2	100.3
7	4,139	32	30.6–33.5	29.9	107.2
8	3,999	34.8	33.3–36.2	33.2	104.6
9	3,880	37	35.5–38.5	38.1	97.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,416 (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 2015 Nissan Navara?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 20.6 items per 100 first tests, against 25.3 across all build years of the Nissan Navara. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Navara built 2015 against the Nissan Navara in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2015, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	20.6	25.3	5,026
Suspension	13.1	18	3,207
Brakes	12.8	15.3	3,123
Visibility	10.8	11.3	2,648
Tyres	5.2	5.8	1,278

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,416 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 20 published build years of the Nissan Navara, 2015 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 101.5. 2016: index 85.8.

Nissan Navara build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	102.3	88.6–116.0	no different (rough estimate)	456
2002	100.6	91.4–109.8	no different (rough estimate)	999
2003	99.1	93.9–104.3	no different (rough estimate)	3,097
2004	96.2	93.1–99.3	better	8,407
2005	98.3	95.8–100.8	no different	13,215
2006	101.5	99.4–103.7	no different	17,798
2007	98.8	96.7–100.8	no different	19,564
2008	101.9	99.5–104.3	no different	14,755
2009	104.2	101.7–106.8	worse	14,035
2010	100.5	98.0–103.1	no different	13,658
2011	102.3	100.4–104.1	worse	27,329
2012	106.7	104.5–108.9	worse	21,726
2013	98.8	96.6–101.0	no different	21,847
2014	101.5	99.2–103.8	no different	22,414
2015	102.0	99.6–104.3	no different	24,416
2016	85.8	84.1–87.4	better	48,018
2017	104.5	102.6–106.4	worse	48,678
2018	108.1	105.6–110.5	worse	33,196
2019	100.4	97.4–103.3	no different	23,045
2020	104.0	98.9–109.0	no different	8,871

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 385,524 (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 Navara 2015 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-navara/2015/

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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