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NISSAN PRIMASTAR - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/nissan/primastar

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Nissan

Model: Primastar

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 78,211 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

64.3%

Share of this model's 78,211 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

39.8 mpg

CO2 emission

187 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

152,957

High average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

152,979

Healthy mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

16.5

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

7,448

7,448 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

78,211

78,211 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,448On the road

Insight summary

Nissan Primastar is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,448 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 64.3% from 78,211 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 35. The current pool shows an average of 152,957 miles and an average age of 16.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 152,979 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and lighting. The practical read is that the Nissan Primastar deserves a careful inspection before buying, because condition and maintenance appear to matter more than the badge.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	7,443
PETROL	5

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	4,133
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	3,851
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,309
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	2,147
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	2,103
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	2,014
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	1,903
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,885
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1,435
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,329
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,315
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,213
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	1,205
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,172
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	1,171
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1,100
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,074
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1,066
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	988
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	887
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	886
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	875
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	867
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	724
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	713

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 38,365 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

4,133

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

3,851

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,309

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

2,147

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

2,103

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

2,014

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

1,903

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

1,885

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

1,435

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,329

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,315

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,213

Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))

1,205

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,172

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

1,171

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

1,100

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,074

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

1,066

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

988

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

887

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

886

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

875

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

867

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

724

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

713

Nissan Primastar reliability and MOT data