Nissan X-Trail 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

32.6% of 10,169 MOT tests of the Nissan X-Trail 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 95.0 (95% CI 91.8–98.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Nissan X-Trail fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan X-Trail built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	32.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	10169
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.8–98.2)	95.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	10169
Rank among this model's 20 build years	4	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	10169
Tested in 2024	1658	tests	median 98,459 miles	2024	1658

Built 2012 against Nissan X-Trail normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 24.9% vs 25.3%; age 8: 26.3% vs 28.2%; age 9: 31.1% vs 32.6%; age 10: 34.8% vs 36.2%; age 11: 39.7% vs 41%; age 12: 39.1% vs 42.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Nissan X-Trail by registration · All Nissan X-Trail 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 X-Trail 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 X-Trail 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	1,756	24.9	22.9–27	25.3	98.2
8	1,683	26.3	24.2–28.4	28.2	93.3
9	1,702	31.1	29–33.4	32.6	95.4
10	1,671	34.8	32.5–37.1	36.2	96.1
11	1,699	39.7	37.4–42	41	96.7
12	1,658	39.1	36.8–41.5	42.8	91.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,169 (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 X-Trail?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 31.1 items per 100 first tests, against 21.5 across all build years of the Nissan X-Trail. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan X-Trail built 2012 against the Nissan X-Trail in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	31.1	21.5	3,160
Brakes	20.2	16.4	2,052
Visibility	8.1	8.4	828
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.9	14.3	705
Steering	6.8	5.7	694

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,169 (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 20 published build years of the Nissan X-Trail, 2012 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 101.0. 2013: index 93.1.

Nissan X-Trail build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	108.0	96.8–119.3	no different (rough estimate)	665
2002	95.9	92.0–99.9	better	4,810
2003	100.9	98.6–103.2	no different	14,852
2004	97.6	95.8–99.3	better	24,863
2005	97.2	95.7–98.6	better	35,295
2006	101.1	99.6–102.5	no different	37,434
2007	100.2	98.6–101.9	no different	29,714
2008	101.2	99.2–103.2	no different	21,265
2009	101.6	99.0–104.2	no different	12,790
2010	104.7	101.4–108.1	worse	8,759
2011	101.0	98.1–103.8	no different	12,684
2012	95.0	91.8–98.2	better	10,169
2013	93.1	89.6–96.6	better	9,574
2014	98.8	96.3–101.3	no different	23,188
2015	106.8	104.9–108.8	worse	49,469
2016	104.7	103.2–106.3	worse	90,412
2017	97.5	96.0–99.1	better	90,897
2018	94.6	92.0–97.1	better	36,206
2019	99.6	95.7–103.6	no different	17,016
2020	93.9	88.6–99.2	better	9,745

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 539,807 (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 X-Trail 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-x-trail/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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