Nissan Primastar MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 54.6% of 11,148 MOT tests on the Nissan Primastar ended in a pass, 21.9 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Nissan Primastar MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 8331 tests | 58.6% | 99,000 · 75k to 129k |
| 9816 tests | 55.8% | 105,000 · 77k to 137k |
| 10718 tests | 53.5% | 121,000 · 93k to 159k |
| 11751 tests | 53.5% | 127,000 · 101k to 157k |
| 12891 tests | 53.1% | 131,000 · 103k to 161k |
| 13541 tests | 54.0% | 135,000 · 107k to 167k |
| 141,027 tests | 54.2% | 135,000 · 105k to 167k |
| 151,409 tests | 56.4% | 141,000 · 115k to 169k |
| 161,353 tests | 55.6% | 149,000 · 117k to 181k |
| 171,259 tests | 55.7% | 147,000 · 117k to 179k |
| 181,075 tests | 51.7% | 147,000 · 117k to 179k |
| 19707 tests | 54.7% | 153,000 · 129k to 181k |
| 20270 tests | 49.6% | 149,000 · 123k to 177k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Nissan Primastar. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Primastar
The parts that come up most often in Nissan Primastar MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific Primastar
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Nissan models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Nissan models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.