Does the Nissan X-Trail fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Nissan X-Trail records 14.31 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.04, 95% interval −2.14 to −1.93). It ranks 403 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 X-Trail by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan X-Trail is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 13,888 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 | 13,888 | 2.55 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 10,988 | 2.02 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 10,464 | 1.92 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 9,998 | 1.83 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 4,856 | 0.89 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 544,942 (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 X-Trail gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
32.1% of Nissan X-Trail MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,504 miles later (4,657 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,657 (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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