Shock absorber leaking on the Nissan Primastar
Shock absorber leaking on the Nissan Primastar is recorded on 2,957 tests — 7.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% 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 | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 38 of 364, 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, 8.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 3.0%. The share has fallen 5.0 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 8.1%; best 2010 at 1.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 311 | 3,864 | 8.1% |
| 2004 | 373 | 6,018 | 6.2% |
| 2005 | 550 | 8,078 | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 363 | 8,634 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 395 | 10,676 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 171 | 7,292 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 168 | 6,226 | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 49 | 3,632 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 136 | 7,730 | 1.8% |
| 2012 | 97 | 6,210 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 131 | 4,230 | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 109 | 3,616 | 3.0% |
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 £30–£75 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
- Shock absorber leaking: 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 →