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A23 AJF

2008 Nissan Navara

Grey Diesel 2488cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires28 Feb 2027
Tests22 (15 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate68.2%

Mileage

185,043 mi
Last recorded185,043 miles
Recorded on20 Feb 2026
Typical for 2008 Nissan Navara88,615 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationA23 AJF
MakeNissan
ModelNavara
Year2008
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,488cc

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MOT History

15 pass 7 fail
Pass 20 Feb 2026 185,043 miles

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 18 Feb 2026 185,034 miles

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 1 Mar 2025 181,936 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

REAR SEAT BELTS NOT CHECKED

Fail 18 Feb 2025 181,928 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

REAR SEAT BELTS NOT CHECKED

Pass 12 Feb 2024 172,307 miles

Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Both sides (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play Both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Pass 7 Feb 2023 164,044 miles
Pass 17 Feb 2022 143,647 miles

Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 18 Feb 2021 134,229 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 18 Feb 2021 134,229 miles

Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively both (3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 10 Jan 2020 132,498 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play anti roll bar link has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush bottom shock bush is deteriorating (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre is starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear rear light lens has a crack

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre is starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources os rear number plate light is not working (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Rear rear light cluster holding water

Fail 8 Jan 2020 132,485 miles

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner cv boot split (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play track rod end has play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Spare wheel insecure in carrier spare wheel is insecure (6.1.5 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint has slight play anti roll bar link has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush bottom shock bush is deteriorating (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre is starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear rear light lens has a crack

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre is starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources os rear number plate light is not working (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Rear rear light cluster holding water

Pass 8 Dec 2018 125,119 miles

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))

damage to nearside rear light lens

spare flat

Fail 5 Dec 2018 124,820 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))

damage to nearside rear light lens

spare flat

Pass 9 Dec 2017 117,069 miles

Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play on the limit (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Rear lamp unit is cracked

Offside Front brake is grabbing / inner brake pad lower than the others

Fail 5 Dec 2017 116,964 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre flexi pipe split (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play on the limit (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Rear lamp unit is cracked

Offside Front brake is grabbing / inner brake pad lower than the others

Pass 7 Dec 2016 108,653 miles

Offside Side repeater has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% 3 of 5 led's working (1.4.A.2c)

Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play nearside and offside (2.6.2)

Rear nearside and offside lamps damaged

moisture around rear diff

moisture around transfer box

wing mirror casings damaged nearside and offside

Fail 7 Dec 2016 108,630 miles

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Nearside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating (1.4.A.2c)

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit ON LIMIT (4.1.E.1)

Nearside wing mirror damaged

Offside Side repeater has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% 3 of 5 led's working (1.4.A.2c)

Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play nearside and offside (2.6.2)

Rear nearside and offside lamps damaged

moisture around rear diff

moisture around transfer box

wing mirror casings damaged nearside and offside

Pass 22 Oct 2015 94,273 miles
Pass 1 Nov 2014 89,335 miles
Pass 20 Jun 2013 82,984 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)

Nearside Side repeater damaged, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Pass 31 May 2012 72,422 miles

n/s lower ball joint has play

n/s repeter lamp is not fully illuminating

o/s lower ball joint has slight play

o/s outer cv boot has lubricant weeping out

o/s repeter is not fully illuminating

slight exhaust blow at flexy

Pass 31 May 2011 54,988 miles

wear to front brake pads

oil leak from rear diff

signs of wear to front brake discs

damage to o/s/door mirror housing

How Reliable is the Nissan Navara?

Based on 1,323,173 MOT tests across 129,772 vehicles.

74.0%
Pass Rate
8,088
Miles/Year
25
Year Lifespan
129,772
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 24,592
Registration plate lamp not working 21,149
Brake pipe excessively corroded 18,951
Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint 17,402
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 17,057
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A23 AJF is a 2008 Nissan Navara in Grey with a 2,488cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 22 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.2%.

Across all 2008 Nissan Navara models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.4% with a typical mileage of 88,615 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Nissan Navara fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 24,592 recorded failures. If you're considering buying A23 AJF, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Nissan Navara typically stays on UK roads for around 25 years. At 18 years old, this Nissan Navara is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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A23 AJF is a 2008 Nissan Navara, first registered on 30 May 2008.

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