Nissan Note I problems (2006–2012)

The only engine of the Nissan Note I that we have documented, the 1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M, has no high or critical severity faults in the versions it is fitted to. Our verdict for the version it is fitted to: «Buy». Outside the engine, the Nissan Note I (built in Sunderland, UK, for Europe, with its own Euro NCAP result) most often draws complaints about fast, uneven tyre wear (fiches-auto.fr). Window regulator faults, water leaks and damaged headlights also come up. On safety, there are three recalls: rear Isofix anchorages (2006 batch), airbag and steering pinion bearing (2008 batch).

Outside the engine, the Nissan Note I (built in Sunderland, UK, for Europe, with its own Euro NCAP result) most often draws complaints about fast, uneven tyre wear (fiches-auto.fr). Window regulator faults, water leaks and damaged headlights also come up. On safety, there are three recalls: rear Isofix anchorages (2006 batch), airbag and steering pinion bearing (2008 batch). The most important documented faults are: risk of airbag rupture or abnormal deployment (airbags and safety, critical severity), rear seat Isofix anchorages may not behave properly in a side impact (airbags and safety, critical severity), steering pinion bearing that may be missing (2015 recall) (steering, critical severity) and rapid and uneven tyre wear (suspension, medium severity).^{[3][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

The most important by severity and frequency, on the engines we have documented, are: premature clutch and flywheel wear (1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M, medium severity), isolated case of engine stalling due to the fuel pump (1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M, medium severity) and no documented pattern of chain, catalytic converter or coil failures (1.6 16v HR16DE / H4M, low severity).

Yes: we have documented 4 campaigns for the Nissan Note I, such as abnormal deployment of the passenger airbag (2017). Check with your VIN at the official service centre whether yours has been done.^[5]