Nissan Primera 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

46.5% of 6,676 MOT tests of the Nissan Primera first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.8 (95% CI 93.4–100.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Primera built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6676
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.4–100.2)	96.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6676
Rank among this model's 9 build years	5	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6676
Tested in 2024	479	tests	median 92,978 miles	2024	479

Built 2004 against Nissan Primera normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 47.8% vs 52%; age 16: 47.6% vs 48.5%; age 17: 46.1% vs 46.2%; age 18: 46.1% vs 45.2%; age 19: 43.5% vs 44.1%; age 20: 43.6% vs 44.7%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Nissan Primera by registration · All Nissan Primera MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 Nissan Primera fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Primera built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	2,111	47.8	45.7–50	52	92.1
16	1,460	47.6	45.1–50.2	48.5	98.2
17	1,126	46.1	43.2–49	46.2	99.8
18	836	46.1	42.7–49.4	45.2	101.9
19	664	43.5	39.8–47.3	44.1	98.8
20	479 (rough estimate)	43.6	39.3–48.1	44.7	97.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,676 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 Nissan Primera?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 68.2 items per 100 first tests, against 54.3 across all build years of the Nissan Primera. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Primera built 2004 against the Nissan Primera in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	68.2	54.3	4,555
Brakes	26	27.6	1,738
Suspension	22	23.6	1,470
Tyres	12.4	10.5	829
Visibility	11.7	12.3	784

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,676 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Nissan Primera, 2004 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 98.4. 2005: index 98.1.

Nissan Primera build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	96.0	87.8–104.1	no different (rough estimate)	1,174
1999	94.4	87.8–100.9	no different (rough estimate)	1,787
2000	99.9	91.4–108.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,136
2001	93.9	87.8–99.9	better (rough estimate)	2,071
2002	101.6	97.2–106.0	no different	4,284
2003	98.4	94.5–102.3	no different	5,170
2004	96.8	93.4–100.2	no different	6,676
2005	98.1	95.1–101.0	no different	8,875
2006	95.6	92.0–99.1	better	5,884

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,057 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Primera 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-primera/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Nissan Primera 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2004 Nissan Primera fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2004 Nissan Primera?

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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