Nissan Tiida
Registered from 2005 to 2014.
About this model
The Nissan Tiida is a compact car produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan from 2004 to 2023 through three generations. Depending on the market, the Tiida was also marketed as a subcompact car, particularly in the Americas for the first-generation model as the Nissan Versa. The first-generation model (C11) was produced up to 2018 in some markets, and was offered as a four-door sedan and a five-door hatchback.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Tiida, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 1.6 petrol. 129 of 401 tests failed, 32%.
Better than 5% 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 | 57% | 74 |
| Lights and electrics | 39% | 50 |
| Brakes | 36% | 47 |
| Body and structure | 25% | 32 |
| Visibility | 18% | 23 |
| Tyres and wheels | 17% | 22 |
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
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 57% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 36% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 17% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 39% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 25% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 39% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 23% | 15% | 30 | |
| 40–60k miles | 27% | 20% | 67 | |
| 60–80k miles | 30% | 23% | 115 | |
| 80–100k miles | 36% | 26% | 109 | |
| 100–120k miles | 39% | 28% | 41 |
362 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k 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.
A12/0554/16
Deterioration of the inflator propellant’s density can result in abnormal driver airbag deployment in case of an accident causing injuries to the driver.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1033/17
In the event of deployment of the passenger airbag, the inflator could rupture causing metal fragments to be produced which could cause injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
Recall of the product from end users