Nissan Figaro
Registered from 1990 to 2017.
About this model
The Nissan Figaro is a two-door car manufactured by Nissan in February 1991 for the Japanese market. Based on the original Nissan March/Micra, the Figaro is a fixed-profile convertible with a 2+2 seating arrangement. It shares the March's front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. When new, it was sold only through Nissan Cherry Stores.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Figaro, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1991 1.0 petrol. 126 of 477 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 22% of 1991 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 94 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 37% | 47 |
| Body and structure | 30% | 38 |
| Brakes | 29% | 37 |
| Suspension | 29% | 36 |
| Steering | 20% | 25 |
| Visibility | 19% | 24 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- 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.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 29% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Steering — 20% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 37% of its failures
- 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 — 30% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
Most of these pass at every mileage on record.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 15% | — | 72 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | — | 110 | |
| 80–100k miles | 26% | — | 111 | |
| 100–120k miles | 29% | — | 72 | |
| 120–140k miles | 31% | — | 52 | |
| 140–160k miles | 42% | — | 31 |
448 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.