Nissan Pathfinder 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

41.8% of 2,498 MOT tests of the Nissan Pathfinder first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.0 (95% CI 92.1–104.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan Pathfinder built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	41.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2498
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.1–104.0)	98.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2498
Rank among this model's 10 build years	5	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2498
Tested in 2024	401	tests	median 106,136 miles	2024	401

Built 2012 against Nissan Pathfinder normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 34.4% vs 37.4%; age 8: 37.7% vs 40.8%; age 9: 44.6% vs 41.7%; age 10: 41.4% vs 42.7%; age 11: 44.6% vs 45.9%; age 12: 48.9% vs 48.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Nissan Pathfinder fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	439 (rough estimate)	34.4	30.1–39	37.4	92
8	411 (rough estimate)	37.7	33.2–42.5	40.8	92.4
9	426 (rough estimate)	44.6	39.9–49.3	41.7	107
10	415 (rough estimate)	41.4	36.8–46.2	42.7	96.9
11	406 (rough estimate)	44.6	39.8–49.4	45.9	97.2
12	401 (rough estimate)	48.9	44–53.8	48.1	101.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,498 (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 2012 Nissan Pathfinder?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 35.9 items per 100 first tests, against 38.6 across all build years of the Nissan Pathfinder. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Pathfinder built 2012 against the Nissan Pathfinder in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	35.9	38.6	897
Suspension	30.7	39.8	767
Body, chassis, structure	18.3	29.5	457
Brakes	11.2	17.5	279
Visibility	9.6	13.2	241

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,498 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Nissan Pathfinder, 2012 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 92.3. 2013: index 101.1.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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