Does the Nissan X-Trail fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Nissan X-Trail records 0.31 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.39 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.08, 95% interval −0.10 to −0.07). It ranks 435 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a Nissan X-Trail by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan X-Trail is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 824 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 824 | 0.15 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 520 | 0.10 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 263 | 0.05 |
| Number plate showing an incorrect registration | 65 | 0.01 |
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 vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.2% of Nissan X-Trail MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,728 miles later (5,524 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,524 (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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