Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan Primastar
Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan Primastar is recorded on 5,114 tests — 13.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 6.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 6.8× that share |
| The 309 models compared | Highest rate of any of them |
| 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, 4.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 4.5%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2007 at 4.9%; best 2010 at 4.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 256 | 5,796 | 4.4% |
| 2004 | 420 | 9,027 | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 556 | 12,117 | 4.6% |
| 2006 | 571 | 12,951 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 786 | 16,014 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 516 | 10,938 | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 419 | 9,339 | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 228 | 5,448 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 497 | 11,595 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 296 | 6,210 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 290 | 6,345 | 4.6% |
| 2014 | 243 | 5,424 | 4.5% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →