MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN PRIMERAs year 2003

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Pass percent:58.75%

(The average a diesel NISSAN PRIMERA year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:24,661 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1909
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1608
Registration plate lamp issues	1415
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1365
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	649
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	468
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	461
Rear brake binding	431
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	426
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	353
Registration plate issues	331
Brake pipe excessively corroded	329
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	312
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	301
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	297
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	266
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	247
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	236
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	216
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	209
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	203
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	192
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	190
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	188
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	176
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	166
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	166
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	166
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	163
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	161
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	161
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	159
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	155
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	147
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	143
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	141
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	135
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	131
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	127
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	126
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	125
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	123
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	118
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	118
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	113
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	101
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	98
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	86
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	84
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	84
Windscreen has damage	83
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	83
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	80
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	79
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	79
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	77
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	76
Rear brake application uneven	74
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	72
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	72
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	71
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	69
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	68
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	67
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	65
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	64
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	64
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	63
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	63
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	62
Front brake application uneven	58
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	56
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	56
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	56
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	53
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	52
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	50
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	50
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	49
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	48
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2f\|	48
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	47
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	47
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	46
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	46
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	46
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	45
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	45
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	44
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	44
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	44
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	43
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	42
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	40
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	40
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	39
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	38
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	38
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	37
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	35
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	35
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	35
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	35
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	35
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	34
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured \|2.4.G.1\|	32
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	32

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN PRIMERAs year 2003

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