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Nissan Pulsar road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 20,087 MOT tests · Updated

At 7 years, 0.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Nissan Pulsar failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 20,087 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 47 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 8 ages from 4 to 11 years, 84,984 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 7 years: 20,087 for the Nissan Pulsar

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 7 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 7 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Nissan Pulsar road wheels fails by age

Nissan Pulsar road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Nissan Pulsar. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.00.20.40.64 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 2,048 MOT tests45 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 6,150 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 12,458 MOT tests67 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 20,087 MOT tests78 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 19,277 MOT tests89 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 15,024 MOT tests910 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 8,641 MOT tests1011 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 1,299 MOT tests11
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Nissan Pulsar All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
42,0480.00.2
56,1500.20.2
612,4580.20.2
720,0870.20.3
819,2770.30.3
915,0240.50.4
108,6410.50.4
111,2990.60.4

All first-use years of the Nissan Pulsar pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the road wheels at 7 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.2 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 7 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 13,457 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Nissan Pulsar, not the average

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Other Nissan Pulsar problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Nissan Pulsar have more road wheels problems than other cars?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 7 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 20,087 MOT tests).

How common are Nissan Pulsar road wheels problems?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 7 years failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 20,087 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 84,984 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare