MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN PRIMASTARs year 2009

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Pass percent:53.57%

(The average a diesel NISSAN PRIMASTAR year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:14,951 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1168
Registration plate lamp issues	923
Headlamp aim out of alignment	723
Brake pipe excessively corroded	594
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	347
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	309
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	303
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	287
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	282
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	263
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	249
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	236
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	209
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	205
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	199
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	185
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	178
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	168
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	167
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	165
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	163
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	144
Registration plate issues	144
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	141
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	140
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	137
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	124
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	116
Windscreen has damage	115
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	113
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	102
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	102
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	100
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	99
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	95
Windscreen washer not working	87
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	86
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	78
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	76
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	74
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	73
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i))	72
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	71
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	68
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	66
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	65
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	64
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	63
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	62
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	59
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	58
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	57
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	56
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	55
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	52
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	52
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	51
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	50
Hazard warning switch faulty \|1.4.B.1d\|	49
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	48
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	48
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	48
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	48
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	47
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	47
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	46
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	46
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	43
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	41
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	39
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly \|2.5.B.1b\|	39
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	39
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	39
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	37
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	37
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	37
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	35
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	34
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	34
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	32
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	32
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	31
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	30
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.1.3 \|b\| \|i\|\|	30
Central Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	30
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	28
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	27
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	26
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	26
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	26
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	25
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	25
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	25
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	24
Nearside Rear Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	24
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	24
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side \|1.4.1 \|a\|\|	24
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	24
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	24
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	23
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	23
Rear brake binding	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	23
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	23
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	22
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	22
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	21
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	21
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	21

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN PRIMASTARs year 2009

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