MOT History from tests of petrol NISSAN X TRAILs year 2005

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Pass percent:69.81%

(The average a petrol NISSAN X TRAIL year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:27,529 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1487
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1124
Registration plate lamp issues	800
Brake pipe excessively corroded	390
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	327
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	304
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	294
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	274
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	262
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	250
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	229
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	191
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	186
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	175
Registration plate issues	165
Rear brake binding	151
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	148
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	147
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	134
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	125
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	114
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	114
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	104
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	103
Windscreen washer not working	100
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	97
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	96
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	94
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	90
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	88
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	86
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	83
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	79
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	79
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	76
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	74
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	74
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	73
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	72
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	69
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	68
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	66
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	65
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	64
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	62
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	62
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	60
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	58
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	57
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	55
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	55
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	54
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	54
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	53
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	51
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	51
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	51
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	46
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d))	45
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	42
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	42
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	42
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	41
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	40
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	39
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	38
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	37
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	36
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	36
Windscreen has damage	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	34
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	33
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	32
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	32
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	32
Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	31
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	31
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	30
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	30
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	29
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|6.1.2 \|a\|\|	29
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	27
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	25

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol NISSAN X TRAILs year 2005

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