MOT History from tests of petrol NISSAN PRIMERAs year 2003

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Pass percent:64.52%

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

Based on:93,827 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	6865
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5535
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	3015
Registration plate lamp issues	3013
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1625
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1471
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1260
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	1249
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1166
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1074
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1069
Rear brake binding	1038
Registration plate issues	1036
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	994
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	931
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	898
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	806
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	707
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	633
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	619
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	595
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	592
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	587
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	550
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	517
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	487
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	483
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	481
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	472
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	472
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	452
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	446
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	446
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	434
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	420
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	418
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	413
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	410
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	395
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	390
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	370
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	364
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	357
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	356
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	353
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	352
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	350
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	348
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	342
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	336
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	332
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	330
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	330
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	324
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	319
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	304
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	291
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	290
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	284
Windscreen has damage	265
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	259
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	257
Rear brake application uneven	257
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	251
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	251
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	247
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	240
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	237
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	232
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	231
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	231
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	224
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	221
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	221
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	213
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	207
Front brake application uneven	202
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	199
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	190
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	178
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	178
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	173
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	169
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	160
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	158
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	157
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2f\|	153
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	146
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	145
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	141
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	141
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	141
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	138
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	135
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	133
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	133
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	132
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	130
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	129
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	127
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	124
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	117
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	116
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	110
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	108
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	106
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	105
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	105
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	104
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	103
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	101
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	101
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	100

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 petrol NISSAN PRIMERAs year 2003

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