Nissan Terrano 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

49.2% of 1,716 MOT tests of the Nissan Terrano first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.3 (95% CI 92.6–105.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 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 Terrano built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	49.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1716
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.6–105.9)	99.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1716
Rank among this model's 6 build years	5	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1716
Tested in 2024	194	tests	median 113,718 miles	2024	194

Built 2002 against Nissan Terrano normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 51% vs 52.3%; age 18: 46.7% vs 47.3%; age 19: 49.2% vs 47.8%; age 20: 42.9% vs n/a%; age 21: 44.4% vs n/a%; age 22: 43.8% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Nissan Terrano by registration · All Nissan Terrano 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 2002 Nissan Terrano fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 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 Terrano built 2002: 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)
17	745	51	47.4–54.6	52.3	97.6
18	508	46.7	42.4–51	47.3	98.6
19	463 (rough estimate)	49.2	44.7–53.8	47.8	103
20	338 (rough estimate)	42.9	37.7–48.2	not available	not available
21	257 (rough estimate)	44.4	38.4–50.5	not available	not available
22	194 (rough estimate)	43.8	37–50.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,505 (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 2002 Nissan Terrano?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is suspension: 49.1 items per 100 first tests, against 49.4 across all build years of the Nissan Terrano. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Terrano built 2002 against the Nissan Terrano in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	49.1	49.4	1,229
Body, chassis, structure	44.9	49.9	1,124
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	33.1	30.3	829
Brakes	26.8	27.5	672
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	14.4	15.2	361

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,505 (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 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Nissan Terrano, 2002 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 94.5. 2003: index 97.5.

Nissan Terrano build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	94.5	85.2–103.8	no different (rough estimate)	832
2002	99.3	92.6–105.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,716
2003	97.5	92.4–102.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,964
2004	96.0	92.0–100.1	no different	4,528
2005	97.9	93.0–102.8	no different (rough estimate)	3,144
2006	106.9	94.8–119.1	no different (rough estimate)	577

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,761 (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 Terrano 2002 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-terrano/2002/

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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