Nissan Terrano
Registered from 1995 to 2012.
About this model
The Nissan Terrano II is a compact SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1993 to 2005. It was also made by Nissan's Spanish subsidiary Nissan Motor Ibérica S.A. for the European market, where it was marketed as the Terrano II, and also supplied under an OEM agreement to Ford Europe for sale as the Ford Maverick on the continent and in the United Kingdom.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Terrano II, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 2.7 diesel. 101 of 361 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 48% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 67% | 68 |
| Suspension | 42% | 42 |
| Brakes | 37% | 37 |
| Lights and electrics | 34% | 34 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 26% | 26 |
| Steering | 16% | 16 |
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
- 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
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 99% of 2004 cars — 67% of its 101 failed tests, where an ordinary 2004 car has 23%.
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 98% of 2004 cars — 26% of its 101 failed tests, where an ordinary 2004 car has 3%.
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.
- Suspension — 42% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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
- Brakes — 37% of its failures
- Steering — 16% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 34% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Body and structure — 67% 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
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- Seat belts and airbags — 26% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 33% | 25% | 39 | |
| 80–100k miles | 22% | 28% | 78 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 29% | 70 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 30% | 61 | |
| 140–160k miles | 36% | 31% | 45 |
293 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0569/15
A fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag can cause uncontrolled inflation when the airbag is activated. Because the ignition pressure is too high, it can damage the airbag housing and cause injury.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1451/17
In the event of deployment of the passenger airbag, the inflator body of the airbag could shatter and release metal fragments into the vehicle cabin causing injuries to the occupants.
Recall of the product from end users