Nissan Tida
Registered from 2009 to 2010.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 1.6 petrol. 26 of 74 tests failed, 35%.
Better than 0% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 69% | 18 |
| Brakes | 42% | 11 |
| Lights and electrics | 23% | 6 |
| Body and structure | 19% | 5 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 5 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 19% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 98% of 2009 cars — 69% of its 26 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 44%.
- Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 99% of 2009 cars — 19% of its 26 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 1%.
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 — 69% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 42% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 23% of its failures
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 19% of its failures
- Seat belts and airbags — 19% of its failures