Nissan 370 Z
Registered from 2009 to 2020.
About this model
The Nissan 370Z is a two-seater sports car which was made by Nissan from 2008 until 2020. Based on the Nissan FM platform, it has a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and either a two-door coupé or two-door roadster body style. The 370Z is the sixth generation of the Nissan Z-car line, succeeding the 350Z and preceding the RZ34, which uses a modified version of the same platform. It was sold in North America for the 2009–2020 model years.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan 370Z, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 3.7 petrol. 81 of 688 tests failed, 12%.
Better than 95% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 33% | 27 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 30% | 24 |
| Lights and electrics | 19% | 15 |
| Suspension | 19% | 15 |
| Visibility | 14% | 11 |
| Body and structure | 11% | 9 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 95% of 2010 cars — 30% of its 81 failed tests, where an ordinary 2010 car has 11%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 33% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 30% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Suspension — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 19% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 14% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Body and structure — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 3% of its inspections, against the 27% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 9% | 15% | 93 | |
| 40–60k miles | 9% | 19% | 161 | |
| 60–80k miles | 14% | 22% | 216 | |
| 80–100k miles | 15% | 25% | 141 | |
| 100–120k miles | 3% | 27% | 35 |
646 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.