How reliable is the Nissan Patrol compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Nissan Patrol, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 69.8% across 920 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Nissan Patrol?

The item recorded most often is "Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point", which appears in 23.6% of failed Nissan Patrol tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Nissan Patrol?

The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 21.8% of all Nissan Patrol tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Nissan Patrol usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 127,265 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Are most Nissan Patrol models petrol or diesel?

Of the Nissan Patrol cars tested, 93% are diesel, 6% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Nissan Patrol MOT pass rate & common failures

From 920 recorded MOT tests of the Nissan Patrol, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 920 MOT tests, 69.8% of Nissan Patrol tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Nissan Patrol fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, which appears in 23.6% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 127,265 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

69.8%unadjusted, not comparable920 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Patrol. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 920 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Nissan Patrol tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point23.6%
51 occurrencesCorrosion in a structural area explained
2.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded22.7%
49 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained
3.A wheel bearing with excessive play16.7%
36 occurrencesWheel bearing has excessive play or is rough explained
4.The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired14.4%
31 occurrencesSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
5.A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning11.1%
24 occurrencesLamp not working explained
6.Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement11.1%
24 occurrencesBraking efficiency below requirement explained
7.Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen9.7%
21 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
8.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen9.3%
20 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
9.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play8.8%
19 occurrencesBall joint worn explained
10.Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced7.9%
17 occurrencesCorrosion in a structural area explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Nissan Patrol tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded21.8%
201 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
2.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users16.5%
152 tests
3.A wheel bearing with excessive play15.4%
142 testsWheel bearing has excessive play or is rough explained
4.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn11.5%
106 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
5.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened10.4%
96 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
6.Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced9.8%
90 testsCorrosion in a structural area explained
7.A tyre seriously damaged8.0%
74 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
8.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured7.1%
65 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

What gets tested

The Patrol fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 127,265
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel93.5%
Petrol6.4%

Check a specific Nissan Patrol

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Nissan models

Nissan Qashqai — 67.4% adjusted
Nissan Juke — 66.5% adjusted
Nissan Micra — 63.8% adjusted
Nissan Note — 65.9% adjusted
Nissan X-Trail — 70.5% adjusted
Nissan Navara — 68.6% adjusted
All Nissan models

Common questions

How reliable is the Nissan Patrol compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Nissan Patrol, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 69.8% across 920 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Nissan Patrol?: The item recorded most often is "Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point", which appears in 23.6% of failed Nissan Patrol tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Nissan Patrol?: The most common advisory is "Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded", noted on 21.8% of all Nissan Patrol tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Nissan Patrol usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 127,265 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Are most Nissan Patrol models petrol or diesel?: Of the Nissan Patrol cars tested, 93% are diesel, 6% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.