2002 Nissan X-Trail 2.0L Petrol · WG02 DHX
2002 Nissan X-Trail (2.0L, petrol). First registered 31 Jul 2002. Recorded mileage 118,665 miles. MOT expired on 05 Oct 2023.
- Make & Model
- NISSAN X-TRAIL
- Year / Origin
- 2002 · Exeter
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 05 Oct 2023
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 118,665 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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WG02 DHX Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT failed on 10/10/2023
- 118,665 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 2 historical MOT failures
- 21 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring brakes items (9 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
WG02 DHX MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2002 Nissan X-Trail (WG02 DHX) between October 2022 and October 2023.
The record contains 1 pass and 2 failures.
The most recent test on 10 October 2023 was a fail; the vehicle has not passed its last recorded MOT.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Brakes (9 issues), Lighting (4 issues), Bodywork (4 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 17 advisory notices are recorded. Advisories flag items that passed but may need attention before the next test; they are not evidence of how well the vehicle has been serviced.
Recorded failure items include: “Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill closing plate/inner a”; “Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b))”; “Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)”.
WG02 DHX Mileage History
- 07/10/2022113,071 mi
- 07/10/2022113,071 mi
- 10/10/2023118,665 mi+5,594 mi
Average of roughly 5,552 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Nissan Nissan X-Trail Mk1 (T30)
Our database tracks 3 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Poor
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Historical MOT pass rates and DVLA records for 2002 model year cars.
- Fuel tank filler tube corrodes and leaks (recall R/2006/039)Serious
The DVSA recall notice for the first-generation X-Trail is explicit: the fuel tank filler tube can rust around its mounting bracket, the rot progresses through the wall and fuel can leak during refuelling. It affected 27,869 UK vehicles built between 1 June 2000 and 23 November 2004 - the whole early T30 range. Even where the recall was carried out, the repair replaced the tube rather than addressing the salt-trapped bracket area, so corrosion returns on cars kept on gritted roads, and the same rust attacks the boot floor and arches behind the liners.
- Takata front passenger airbag inflator - two overlapping campaignsSerious
X-Trails were part of Nissan's UK Takata programme: recall R/2013/050 covered passenger inflators whose propellant could let the inflator rupture and scatter metal, with X-Trail build dates from 2 July 2001 through to November 2012 in the various listings. Worse, campaign R/2018/100 then found that the replacement inflators fitted during earlier repairs were non-dessicated and had to be swapped again. Any used T30 today could have an untreated or wrongly treated front passenger airbag, which is both a safety risk and an MOT and insurance problem.
- Suspension, damping and underbody damage from hard useModerate
The RAC's X-Trail used guide tells buyers to get underneath and check that over-enthusiastic off-roading has not wrecked the suspension, exhaust, front spoiler or wheelarch liners, and warns that many will have lived a harder life than the mileage suggests. CarPeep's 2025 MOT analysis for the X-Trail nameplate shows suspension as the single biggest failure area at 29.1% of failure items, with the pass rate for 11-year-old-and-over cars at 54.5% against a 72.3% average. On a 20-plus-year-old 4x4 that means shock absorbers, bushes, ball joints and corroded brake lines are the real cost, not the engine.
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