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Nissan Almera vs Nissan Cabster: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Nissan Almera
71%
MOT pass rate · 231,582 vehicles
Nissan Cabster
62%
MOT pass rate · 6 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Nissan Almera (71%) and Nissan Cabster (62%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Nissan Almera Nissan Cabster
MOT pass rate 71% ✓ 62%
MOT failure rate 29% ✓ 38%
Faults & advisories per test 1.8 ✓ 4.8
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 102,483 mi 109,554 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 231,582 6

Most common faults

Nissan Almera

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  6. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nissan Cabster

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Nearside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  3. Offside Front Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a)
  4. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  5. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
  6. Offside Obligatory mirror slightly damaged (3.3 (b) (i))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Nissan Almera (71%) and Nissan Cabster (62%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Nissan Almera report Full Nissan Cabster report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.