Infiniti FX
Registered from 2010 to 2013.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2012 3.0 diesel. 19 of 124 tests failed, 15%.
Better than 79% of 2012 cars. The typical one fails 21%, across 925 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 32% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 32% | 6 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 4 |
| Lights and electrics | 21% | 4 |
| Suspension | 21% | 4 |
| Plates and identity | 11% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 32% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 50% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on a steered axle
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Suspension — 21% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 21% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Plates and identity — 11% of its failures