Nissan Caravan
Registered in 2008.
About this model
The Nissan Caravan is a light commercial van designed for use as a fleet vehicle or cargo van and manufactured by Nissan since 1973. Between 1976 and 1999, a rebadged version of the Caravan sold as the Nissan Homy, which was introduced as an independent model in 1965. Outside Japan, the Caravan was also sold as either the Nissan Urvan or Nissan King Van, or earlier with Datsun badging.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Caravan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 3.2 diesel. 5 of 11 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 80% | 4 |
| Suspension | 60% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 40% | 2 |
| Brakes | 40% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 40% | 2 |
| Visibility | 40% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 60% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 40% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Exhaust and emissions — 40% of its failures
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Lights and electrics — 80% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 40% of its failures
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Visibility — 40% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen