Nissan GT-R
Registered from 2008 to 2020.
About this model
The Nissan GT-R is a sports car, built by Japanese marque Nissan from 2007 to 2025. It has a 2+2 seating layout and is also considered a grand tourer. The engine is front-mid mounted and drives all four wheels. It succeeded the Nissan Skyline GT-R, a high-performance variant of the Nissan Skyline. Although this model was the sixth-generation to bear the GT-R name, it was no longer part of the Skyline line-up. The car was built on the PM platform, derived from the FM platform used in the Skyline and Nissan Z models. Production was conducted in a shared production line at Nissan's Tochigi plant in Japan.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan GT-R, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 3.8 petrol. 32 of 661 tests failed, 5%.
Better than 99% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 41% | 13 |
| Lights and electrics | 22% | 7 |
| Brakes | 19% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 16% | 5 |
| Visibility | 16% | 5 |
| Suspension | 9% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 97% of 2009 cars — 41% of its 32 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 12%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 41% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
- Brakes — 19% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 16% of its failures
- Suspension — 9% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 22% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 16% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 6% of its inspections, against the 26% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 5% | 11% | 44 | |
| 20–40k miles | 4% | 15% | 170 | |
| 40–60k miles | 5% | 20% | 221 | |
| 60–80k miles | 5% | 23% | 161 | |
| 80–100k miles | 6% | 26% | 53 |
649 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.8 petrol · 564 hp · 1790 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 13.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 3.8 petrol · 563 hp · 1740 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 13.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 3.8 petrol · 564 hp · 1737 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 13.4 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 3.8 petrol · 563 hp · 1749 kg · 2780 mm wheelbase · 11.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00499/22
The steering knuckle may deform under high load affecting the steering performance. As a consequence a wheel might be lost, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of Motor Vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users