Registration plate inscription illegible on the Nissan Primastar
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Nissan Primastar is recorded on 2,137 tests — 5.6% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 32 of 380, highest first |
| The model's own record | 37,947 tests · every year of the Primastar → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Primastar tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2003, 4.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.7%. The share has fallen 3.1 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 4.7%; best 2008 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 183 | 3,864 | 4.7% |
| 2004 | 248 | 6,018 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | 286 | 12,117 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 318 | 8,634 | 3.7% |
| 2007 | 307 | 10,676 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 172 | 10,938 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 125 | 6,226 | 2.0% |
| 2010 | 108 | 5,448 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 181 | 7,730 | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 68 | 4,140 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 67 | 4,230 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 60 | 3,616 | 1.7% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £20–£80 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Registration plate inscription illegible: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Primastar MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →