MOT History from tests of petrol NISSAN X-TRAILs year 2001

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Pass percent:61.81%

(The average a petrol NISSAN X-TRAIL year 2001 passes without issue)

Based on:7,149 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	459
Headlamp aim out of alignment	319
Registration plate lamp issues	282
Brake pipe excessively corroded	213
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	146
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	134
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	127
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	126
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	115
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	114
Registration plate issues	102
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	100
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	99
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	83
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	72
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	68
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	68
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	56
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	52
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	50
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	48
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	46
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	46
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	44
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Rear brake binding	42
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	41
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	40
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	40
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	37
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	36
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	36
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	34
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	34
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	32
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	30
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	28
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	25
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	25
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	24
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	24
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	23
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	22
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	22
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	21
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	20
Front brake application uneven	20
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	18
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	17
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	16
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	16
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	15
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	15
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	14
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	14
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	14
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	14
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	13
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|6.1.7 \|g\| \|ii\|\|	13
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	12
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\|	12
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	12
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	11
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	11
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	11
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	11
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	11
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	10
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	10
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	10
Windscreen washer not working	10
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	9
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	9
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9

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 2001

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