Nissan Vanette
Registered from 1990 to 2002.
About this model
The Nissan Vanette is a cabover van and pickup truck produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 1994. Production in Malaysia continued until about 2010, while Nissan continued to use the Vanette name on a rebadged Mazda Bongo with a more commercial purpose until 2017. The first two generations were engineered by Nissan's Aichi Manufacturing Division. The van has also been sold as the Nissan Sunny-Vanette or Nissan Van. The private purchase passenger platform was replaced by the Nissan Serena in 1991, renamed Vanette in various international markets, and came equipped with multiple engine and drivetrain configurations.
From the Wikipedia article Nissan Vanette, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 2.3 diesel. 36 of 100 tests failed, 36%.
Better than 1% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 58% | 21 |
| Suspension | 53% | 19 |
| Body and structure | 42% | 15 |
| Lights and electrics | 31% | 11 |
| Visibility | 19% | 7 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 6 |
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
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 95% of 2001 cars — 58% of its 36 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 39%.
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.
- Brakes — 58% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Suspension — 53% 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
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
- Lights and electrics — 31% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Body and structure — 42% 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen