Nissan Elgrand, Buying guide and MOT record
In 2025, the Nissan Elgrand passed 67.1% of 14,047 initial MOT tests, 5.2 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Nissan Elgrand at the MOT
67.1% of 14,047 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Elgrand 402nd of 575 models. Nissan Elgrands aged 3 to 5 years passed 64.6% of MOT tests in 2025; examples aged 11 years and over did better, at 68.2%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Nissan Elgrand tests in 2025.
Where Elgrands fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan Elgrand tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (4.5%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (4.4%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (4.3%).
The MOT page lists every common Elgrand MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Elgrand's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.26.5% of Elgrand failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.23.1% of Elgrand failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.15.6% of Elgrand failure items
Elgrand engine sizes
3.5 litre engines made up 59% of Nissan Elgrand MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.5 litre at 35%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 13,913 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Other Nissan models
The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the Elgrand's 67.1% MOT pass rate.
Nissan Elgrand FAQs
Is the Nissan Elgrand reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 67.1% first-time pass rate for the Nissan Elgrand across 14,047 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Nissan Elgrand?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Nissan Elgrand's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Nissan history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Nissan VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.