Nissan Note 1.4 Petrol Reliability ?

[MrPetrolHead]

Hello guys i am thinking to buy a Nissan Note 1.4 petrol are they reliable cars? Any known issues? Or i am going to buy the Fiat Punto Evo its going to be one of them.

[Scrump]

Mrs Scrump has had a 1.6 petrol Nissan note for almost ten years. Put 80k miles on it and it has been amazingly reliable. Apart from the usual brakes, tyres and a battery it has only had a couple of rattle issues from the front suspension and the door lock which were cheaply fixed and I put these down the shared Renault components.
The 1.6 petrol engine is a Nissan unit with a cam chain, I am not sure whether the 1.4 is a Nissan or a Renault engine and whether it is as reliable as the 1.6.

[Countdown]

A lad at work has one. It’s a 10-plate and has recently had to go in for gearbox work and a failed starter motor. [Sorry I couldn’t give you more detail].

If reliability is your main “thing” I’d go for a Honda Jazz or a Toyota Yaris. I used to like Nissans before they merged with Renault.

[Scrump]

Countdown said:

A lad at work has one. It’s a 10-plate and has recently had to go in for gearbox work and a failed starter motor. [Sorry I couldn’t give you more detail].

If reliability is your main “thing” I’d go for a Honda Jazz or a Toyota Yaris. I used to like Nissans before they merged with Renault.

That could be with the 1.5 Diesel engine which is a Renault unit and seems to have a few issues.

[Jag_NE]

A few lads at work have had the newer nissans and they have all been pretty poor. They were diesels but issues were not limited to engine ones. I agree with the other poster, get a Honda or Toyota if you prize reliability extremely highly

[QuartzDad]

Scrump said:

Mrs Scrump has had a 1.6 petrol Nissan note for almost ten years. Put 80k miles on it and it has been amazingly reliable. Apart from the usual brakes, tyres and a battery it has only had a couple of rattle issues from the front suspension and the door lock which were cheaply fixed and I put these down the shared Renault components.
The 1.6 petrol engine is a Nissan unit with a cam chain, I am not sure whether the 1.4 is a Nissan or a Renault engine and whether it is as reliable as the 1.6.

I appear to also be married to Mrs Scrump. We've had our 1.6 auto for 6 years, it's now on 95k and all it's needed is brakes, tyres and a battery.

[nmd87]

1.6 auto Note here. Second we've had after the first was written off in an accident. No issues from either in 3 years of ownership between the two cars.

[MrPetrolHead]

What about the mpg guys? Is it good or bad?

[Scrump]

MrPetrolHead said:

What about the mpg guys? Is it good or bad?

The 1.6 petrol which a few of us have been discussing has a traditional torque converter automatic gearbox which is not ideal for best mpg.
Mrs Scrump gets around 35mpg with her short distance town driving.

[QuartzDad]

44mpg when doing 80 on the motorway, 50 if I cruise with the trucks. 36 on her 2 mile commute.

[mike9009]

Missus has had her 1.5 Diesel Note for almost 6 years. She has done almost 50k miles. No reliability issues at all. Simply tyres, bulbs, wipers and brakes. Currently showing 63.8mpg on the computer.

Mike

[Silenoz]

I'd pick the 1.6 petrol, mate's missus had one for 9 years with no problems and then I bought it and had another year and 10k miles with no problems at all.

[mike13]

Mine's likes to go through springs, all 4 replaced in last year, common on owners forum, apart from that, consumables only, 1.6 auto, been a great car for me!