95.3%
Nissan Gt-R
Nissan Gt-R MOT pass rate and common problems
The Nissan Gt-R passed 95.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 23 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has ply or cords exposed.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Gt-R compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.8%
Nissan average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Gt-R runs 27.5 points ahead of the Nissan average. It is 1st of the 25 Nissan models in the data. The average Gt-R arrived at its test 12.2 years old with 44,010 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Gt-R MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Nissan Gt-R cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 96.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 94.7%, a drop of 2.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 163 | 96.9% | 24.6 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 743 | 96% | 23.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,477 | 94.7% | 22.4 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Gt-R failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Nissan Gt-R cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Noise, emissions and leaks and tyres together account for 52.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Gt-R MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Nissan Gt-R cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 55% of everything testers recorded against failed Nissan Gt-R cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Gt-R
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits, catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits, catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard, catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits and catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits. 22.5% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 18.2% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers not working. 10.8% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 3.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Gt-R has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Nissan Gt-R buying guide.
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Nissan Gt-R MOT FAQs
What is the Nissan Gt-R MOT pass rate?
95.3% of Nissan Gt-R cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,386 tests. That is 23 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 5th of 575 models.
What does a Nissan Gt-R most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Nissan Gt-R cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has ply or cords exposed, on 10% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.2%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.4%).
Which area causes the most Nissan Gt-R MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was noise, emissions and leaks at 30.7%, followed by tyres at 22.1%.
Do older Nissan Gt-R cars fail their MOT more often?
Nissan Gt-R cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 96.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 94.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Nissan Gt-R has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Nissan Gt-R that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Nissan Gt-R's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.