Nissan Bluebird
Registered in 1990.
About this model
The Nissan Bluebird is a compact car produced between 1955 and 2007 with a model name introduced in 1957. It was Nissan's most internationally recognized sedan, known for its dependability and durability in multiple body styles. The Bluebird originated from Nissan's first vehicles, dating to the early 1900s, and its traditional competitor became the Toyota Corona. The Bluebird was positioned to compete with the Corona, as the Corona was developed to continue offering a sedan used as a taxi since the Toyota Crown was growing in size. Every generation of the Bluebird has been available as a taxi, duties that are shared with base level Nissan Cedrics. It is one of the longest-running nameplates from a Japanese automaker.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Bluebird, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1990 1.6 petrol. 8 of 40 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 50% | 4 |
| Suspension | 50% | 4 |
| Brakes | 38% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 25% | 2 |
| Visibility | 25% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension component fractured or likely to fail
- Brakes — 38% of its failures
- Brake performance unable to be tested
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 25% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures
- Visibility — 25% of its failures