Nissan Primera reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Nissan

Model: Primera

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 28,539 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

67.9%

Share of this model's 28,539 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Average vehicle miles

101,183

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

101,176

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

20.8

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

2,034

2,034 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

28,539

28,539 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

2,034On the road

Insight summary

Nissan Primera is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 2,034 represented vehicles and 0.00% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 67.9% from 28,539 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 101,183 miles and an average age of 20.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 101,176 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, lighting and battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier. The practical read is that the Nissan Primera looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	1,874
DIESEL	160

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	866
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	650
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	590
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	467
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	460
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	460
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	453
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	450
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	443
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	384
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	382
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	358
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	342
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	338
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	314
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	288
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	273
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	268
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	264
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	263
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	262
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	252
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	238
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	228
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	224

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 9,517 defects across this top 25 set

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

866

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

650

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

590

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

467

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

460

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

460

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

453

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

450

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

443

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

384

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

382

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

358

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

342

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

338

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

314

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

288

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

273

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

268

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

264

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

263

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

262

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

252

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

238

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

228

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

224

Nissan Primera reliability and MOT data