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Nissan Almera vs Nissan Se salon: 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 Se salon
67%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Nissan Almera (71%) and Nissan Se salon (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Nissan Almera Nissan Se salon
MOT pass rate 71% ✓ 67%
MOT failure rate 29% ✓ 33%
Faults & advisories per test 1.8 1.8
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 5%
Average mileage 102,483 mi 81,784 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 231,582 1

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 Se salon

  1. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
  2. Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  3. Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  4. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
  5. Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))
  6. Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Nissan Almera (71%) and Nissan Se salon (67%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Nissan Almera report Full Nissan Se salon 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.