Chassis cracking near the rear suspension mounts
- Typically appears
- 70,000+ miles
- What to inspect
- Inspect the chassis behind the cab and at the rear mounts

A 2017 Nissan Navara is now 9 years old, so an average example has covered around 121,500 miles. An early car in the generation · most of the launch teething issues were still being worked through, so recall completion and dealer rectification history matter. Check the state safety inspection and service history alongside the documented faults below, which are sorted by whether a 2017 car has usually reached the mileage where they appear.
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The 2017 Nissan Navara is 9 years old, so an average example has covered roughly 121,500 miles. At that mileage 4 of the documented faults are already due, so check those first.
Documented onset mileage is at or below the ~122k miles an average 2017 car has covered.
Chassis cracking near the rear suspension mounts
Rear coil spring and damper wear from load use
EGR and DPF faults on stop start work use
Auto gearbox harshness under load
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Check this exact carCommon enough that every inspection must include a chassis check.
Some cars were repaired under goodwill. Ask for documentation.
Only after a lift inspection of the chassis.