Nissan Fairlady
Registered in 2004.
About this model
The Nissan S30, sold in Japan as the Nissan Fairlady Z but badged as the Datsun 240Z, 260Z, and 280Z for export, are 2-seat sports cars and 2+2 GT cars produced by Nissan from 1969 until 1978. The S30 was conceived of by Yutaka Katayama, the President of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A., and designed by a team led by Yoshihiko Matsuo, the head of Nissan's Sports Car Styling Studio. It is the first car in Nissan's Z series of sports cars.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Fairlady Z (S30), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 3.5 petrol. 2 of 11 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 50% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 50% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- A service brake control has insufficient reserve travel
- Exhaust and emissions — 50% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning