Does the Nissan Terrano fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Nissan Terrano records 30.29 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 39.16 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.87, 95% interval −9.74 to −7.99). It ranks 594 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 Terrano by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Terrano is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 965 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Terrano: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	965	4.87
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	653	3.29
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	587	2.96
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	399	2.01
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	338	1.70

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,835 (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

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