Nissan CABSTAR - 2002
555.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan CABSTAR, model year 2002.
Sample size: 275 cars, 594 tests and 3,301 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 275 cars
The 2002 Nissan Cabstar shows a significantly higher overall defect rate, reporting 556 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 374 defects per 100. Notably, the model exhibits particularly problematic rates in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, with defects in steering being more than double the average. Additionally, it performs poorly in the equipment category, showing a defect rate nearly five times higher than average. In terms of mileage, defect rates increase substantially as mileage rises, with the highest rates occurring in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range. Overall, the Nissan Cabstar appears to have a higher incidence of specific defects compared to similar vehicles from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 275 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 36.3% worse
227.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▼ 135.6% worse
59.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 107.1% worse
61.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 41.7% worse
136.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 100 tests
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 28.9% worse
380.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
Body/Structure
▼ 113.5% worse
147.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▼ 234.2% worse
49.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 7.6% better
49.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 415
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 123
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 120
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 110
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 93
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 70
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 63
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Service brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 48
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28