1,322 cars · 2,048 MOT tests · 2024 and 2025
Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) MOT statistics
What every MOT test on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025 found: how often they fail, what testers flag, which faults owners leave, and how many never came back after failing.
MOT records don’t say which generation, so this is every Skyline with the 2.6-litre RB26 GT-R engine.
10%
failed their first MOT test
70% lower than the UK average for their age
22.3 yrs
median age at the MOT
All cars: 9.7 years
22%
of tests had at least one advisory
All cars: 52%
8.1%
of tests mention corrosion
All cars: 12%
Failure rate by age
Share of initial tests that failed, by the car’s age at the test, against all UK cars of the same age.
- 5–9 years223 tests8.5%vs 22%
- 10–14 years154 tests8.4%vs 35%
- 15–19 years424 tests16%vs 43%
- 20–24 years386 tests10%vs 42%
- 25–29 years535 tests7.8%vs 35%
- 30+ years299 tests11%vs 26%
Most common advisories on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34)
Things the tester noticed that weren’t bad enough to fail. Share of initial tests, against all UK cars.
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge4.9%vs 16%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive3.1%vs 4.9%
- Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material2.8%vs 3.8%
- Pins and bushes (suspension arms): pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement2.1%vs 5.3%
- Condition: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing2.1%vs 8.8%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened2.0%vs 8.9%
- Track rod end (steering linkage components): ball joint has slight play1.6%
- Exhaust system: noisy1.5%
- Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced1.3%
- Integral vehicle structure condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced1.2%
Most common MOT failures on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34)
Share of initial tests that failed on each item, including faults fixed during the test.
- Rear fog lamp: not working1.2%
- Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits1.1%
- Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits1.0%
- Joints (drive shafts): constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1.0%vs 1.4%
- Position lamp: not working0.8%vs 2.5%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam0.8%vs 1.4%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid0.7%vs 1.4%
- Emissions not tested (spark ignition): unable to be completed0.7%
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded0.6%
- Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits0.6%
By part of the car
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.6%vs 11%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3.3%vs 3.1%
- Suspension2.2%vs 8.8%
- Body, chassis, structure2.1%vs 3.4%
- Brakes2.1%vs 6.5%
- Visibility1.6%vs 4.5%
- Tyres1.2%vs 6.3%
- Steering1.0%vs 2.0%
Advisories left unfixed
Of 243 advisories on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) that we could follow to the next annual MOT, 33% were flagged again and 1.2% had turned into a failure (all cars: 29% and 5.1%). The items most often still there:
- Tread depth38 advisories34%
Cars that disappeared from the MOT record
Of the 910 cars tested before October 2024, 30.7% had no MOT for over a year after their last one (imports overall: 10.4%; all cars: 7.2%). 6 of them (0.7%) had failed that last test. MOT records don’t say why: most of these cars were scrapped, but some were exported, laid up or declared off the road.
- Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34)910 cars31%
- Japanese imports72,369 cars10%
- All cars (sample)1,360,703 cars7.2%
Most popular colours
Share of cars, against all UK cars.
- White23%vs 19%
- Silver18%vs 14%
- Grey15%vs 17%
- Blue15%vs 16%
- Black13%vs 19%
- Purple9.5%
Checking a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34)?
Our free check reads its full MOT history and flags mileage that doesn’t add up, advisories that keep coming back, and recalls filed in Japan.
Buying guide: Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 (BNR32), Nissan Skyline GT-R R33 (BCNR33), Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 (BNR34)
Questions
- How often does a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) fail its MOT?
- 10% of first MOT tests on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) failed in 2024 and 2025, from 2,048 tests. That’s 70% lower than the UK average for cars of the same age.
- What is the most common MOT advisory on a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34)?
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge, on 4.9% of tests.
- What does a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32 to R34) most often fail its MOT on?
- Rear fog lamp: not working, on 1.2% of tests.
More MOT statistics
How we worked these out
- Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2024 and 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT tests and results. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The analysis and any errors are ours, not DVSA’s.
- MOT records give the make, model name and engine size, not the chassis code, so models are grouped by name. A model page says when that grouping is looser than its title.
- Failure rates count initial tests only, and include faults fixed during the test (DVSA’s definition). Advisories are counted once per test.
- Ages run from the first-use date on the MOT record. For many imports that’s the date the car was first registered in the UK, not in Japan, so imports can look younger than they are, and the age comparison flatters them less than it should.
- An advisory counts as unfixed if the same part of the car is flagged again, or fails, at the next annual MOT (300 to 500 days later).
- A car “disappeared” if it had no MOT between 31 October 2024 and 30 December 2025, over a year after its last test. It’s an estimate of cars scrapped or taken off the road: some were exported, laid up, or made exempt at 40 years old.
- The figures for all cars and all Japanese-brand cars come from a random one-in-20 sample of vehicles; the model figures use every car.