Does the Nissan Pathfinder fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Nissan Pathfinder records 38.60 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 28.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+10.25, 95% interval +9.68 to +10.81). It ranks 75 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Nissan Pathfinder by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Pathfinder is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 3,289 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 3,289 | 7.11 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 2,710 | 5.86 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,759 | 3.80 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,397 | 3.02 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,119 | 2.42 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,239 (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 Pathfinder gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
34.9% of Nissan Pathfinder MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,156 miles later (751 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 751 (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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