Nissan Primera MOT reliability

Nissan Primeras passed their MOT first time 57% of the time across 2,490 tests in 2025. 1,800 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

57%

MOTs analysed

2,490

Still licensed (GB)

1,800

Body type

Sedan

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

2007 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 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.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 117,446 (most between 98,601 and 136,603).

2008: 75% → 2009: 75% → 2010: 76% → 2011: 63% → 2012: 81% → 2013: 70% → 2014: 56% → 2015: 71% → 2016: 58% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 48% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 27% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 78% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (25.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (25.0%)

Where 2007 Primeras fail

Wheels & tyres

25.0%

Brakes

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.