Nissan Urvan
Registered in 1991.
About this model
The Nissan Caravan is a light commercial van designed for use as a fleet vehicle or cargo van and manufactured by Nissan since 1973. Between 1976 and 1999, a rebadged version of the Caravan sold as the Nissan Homy, which was introduced as an independent model in 1965. Outside Japan, the Caravan was also sold as either the Nissan Urvan or Nissan King Van, or earlier with Datsun badging.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Caravan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1991 2.0 petrol. 4 of 10 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 75% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 50% | 2 |
| Suspension | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Plates and identity | 25% | 1 |
| Steering | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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.
- A cab step or step ring in such a condition that it is likely to cause injury
- A wheel bearing with excessive play
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Steering — 25% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 50% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 75% of its failures
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Plates and identity — 25% of its failures