MOT History from tests of diesel NISSAN PRIMERAs year 2004

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Pass percent:58.19%

(The average a diesel NISSAN PRIMERA year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:35,291 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2616
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2457
Registration plate lamp issues	1854
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1731
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	756
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	745
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	703
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	686
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	668
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	565
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	464
Rear brake binding	463
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	454
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	396
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	390
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	379
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	335
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	329
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	314
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	297
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	264
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	251
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	242
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	237
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	228
Brake pipe excessively corroded	222
Registration plate issues	222
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	221
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	212
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	209
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	203
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	203
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	194
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	191
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	191
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	189
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	184
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	176
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	174
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	174
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	173
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	158
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	156
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	154
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	150
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	139
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	135
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	127
Rear brake application uneven	127
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	125
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	123
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	114
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	108
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	108
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	105
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	103
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	99
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Windscreen has damage	98
Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	98
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	97
Front brake application uneven	91
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	88
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	88
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	87
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	85
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	83
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.4.A.2h\|	78
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	77
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	76
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	73
Front brake excessively fluctuating	73
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	72
Offside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	71
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	71
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	68
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	68
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	68
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	68
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.3.2f\|	66
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	66
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	66
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	65
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	63
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	61
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	59
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	58
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	57
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	56
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	55
Power steering fluid level below minimum \|2.3.1\|	55
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	54
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	53
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	53
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	52
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	52
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	52
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	50
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	50
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	49
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	48
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	48
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	47
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	46
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	46
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.2.1f\|	45
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	45

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 2004

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