Nissan Pathfinder 2006: MOT failure rate for its age

48.0% of 8,728 MOT tests of the Nissan Pathfinder first registered in 2006 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 95.6–101.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2006 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Pathfinder built in 2006 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8728
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.6–101.6)	98.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8728
Rank among this model's 10 build years	6	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8728
Tested in 2024	855	tests	median 145,801 miles	2024	855

Built 2006 against Nissan Pathfinder normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 13: 49.2% vs 52.9%; age 14: 46.2% vs 48.8%; age 15: 49.1% vs 48.8%; age 16: 48.7% vs 46.7%; age 17: 46% vs 45.5%; age 18: 48.5% vs 46.2%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder by registration · All Nissan Pathfinder 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 2006 Nissan Pathfinder fail at each age?

Cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18 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 Pathfinder built 2006: 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)
13	2,007	49.2	47–51.4	52.9	92.9
14	1,672	46.2	43.8–48.6	48.8	94.6
15	1,631	49.1	46.7–51.5	48.8	100.6
16	1,425	48.7	46.1–51.3	46.7	104.4
17	1,138	46	43.1–48.9	45.5	101.1
18	855	48.5	45.2–51.9	46.2	105

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,728 (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 2006 Nissan Pathfinder?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2006 is suspension: 44.6 items per 100 first tests, against 39.8 across all build years of the Nissan Pathfinder. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2006 were tested at ages 13 to 18.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pathfinder built 2006 against the Nissan Pathfinder in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2006, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	44.6	39.8	3,889
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	41.9	38.6	3,656
Body, chassis, structure	38.5	29.5	3,356
Brakes	19.5	17.5	1,700
Visibility	14.2	13.2	1,240

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,728 (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 2006 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Nissan Pathfinder, 2006 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 95.7. 2007: index 102.3.

Nissan Pathfinder build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	95.7	91.9–99.6	better	5,087
2006	98.6	95.6–101.6	no different	8,728
2007	102.3	99.3–105.2	no different	8,978
2008	103.3	98.8–107.7	no different	4,134
2009	107.4	103.2–111.5	worse	5,054
2010	90.5	85.6–95.3	better (rough estimate)	3,155
2011	92.3	87.9–96.7	better (rough estimate)	3,987
2012	98.0	92.1–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,498
2013	101.1	94.8–107.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,420
2014	96.8	89.1–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,700

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 45,741 (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 Pathfinder 2006 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-pathfinder/2006/

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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