Reliability report
Nissan Pulsar reliability and common faults
Based on 22,588 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
25.9%
fail rate · average 20.7%
much worse than average
20,713 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
70.9%
first-time pass · average 72.7%
about average
1,875 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Nissan Pulsar
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Steering
Suspension
Brakes
Wheels
Tyres
Exhaust and emissions
Seat belts and airbags
Plates and identification
Lights and electrics
Visibility
Body and structure
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 6–8 years | 19.7% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 28.5% avg 22.9% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Pulsar | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 74.7% | 79.5% | 79 |
| 2017 | 73.8% | 76.6% | 382 |
| 2016 | 71.4% | 72.8% | 395 |
| 2015 | 70.3% | 71.1% | 899 |
| 2014 | 62.5% | 68.0% | 120 |
Nissan Pulsar – FAQs
How reliable is the Nissan Pulsar?+
In the UK the Nissan Pulsar fails 25.9% of MOT tests, against an average of 20.7% for cars of the same age – much worse than average. In Lithuania 70.9% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 72.7%) – about average.
What goes wrong most often on the Nissan Pulsar?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: steering, suspension, brakes.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).