Nissan Primaster MOT reliability

Nissan Primasters passed their MOT first time 40% of the time across 5 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

40%

MOTs analysed

5

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2008 diesel

4 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 147,908 (most between 118,204 and 183,457).

2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 0% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 33% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 33% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Rigid brake pipes: at imminent risk of failure or fracture (25.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (25.0%)
Bumpers: insecure (25.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (25.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (25.0%)

Where 2008 Primasters fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Wheels & tyres

25.0%

Brakes

25.0%

Steering

25.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.