Does the Nissan Navara fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Nissan Navara records 5.81 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.03 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.22, 95% interval −2.31 to −2.13). It ranks 528 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Nissan Navara by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Navara is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 15,760 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Navara: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	15,760	4.00
A tyre seriously damaged	3,694	0.94
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,834	0.47
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	464	0.12
Tyre obviously under inflated	439	0.11

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 394,286 (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

If a Nissan Navara gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.1% of Nissan Navara MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 7,526 miles later (49,947 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,947 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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