Faults:

In over four years, three years consistently with 2 hours per day driving, this car has been remarkable.

Aside from the occasional exhaust and tyre replacement, it has ever needed an alternator replacement (2006). Reliability excellent, running costs very low (40mpg). It has never required the attention of a Nissan dealer, so cannot comment on their costs.

General Comments:

Has done everything requested of it. While not a head-turner, it handles well and has plenty of space for family, and good boot. Metallic paint, no rust. Security includes standard immobiliser.

Mine is a P10E model. Only driver's airbag, and no air con. Would like to update, but cannot find a good reason to. Loathe to try the bulky, tank-like current Primera series (difficult for my wife to drive as well, I guess). May try a P11 - after this experience, I will stick with Nissan or Volvo (previous car).

The Nissan is comfortable on long journeys, for drivers and passengers.

Faults:

I have a primera camino with the CVT transmission and it does not change out while driving. what is the problem?

General Comments:

I love the car though... wickedly fast and quick. Handles like a BMW.

Faults:

Something fastening the front wheel had to be changed.

Windows do not keep 100% closed the last year I owned it and in very bad weathers in Iceland it would become wet inside, I did not fix it before I sold it.

Automatic door lock for the rear seat broke the same thing happened in my 2001 primera.

It is still running in year 2006 as I saw it on the street the other day.

General Comments:

Great car, but as it was not a hatchback the boot was not very good I would recommend the hatchback version as it has enormous space and easy access. The station version has almost less space than the hatchback :S.

Good space for passengers, handles good.

Only 14" tires I would reccomend a version with 15" specially in snow, gravel road and when crossing rivers and for other adventures :).

Nissan garage are overcharging service cost and doing an awful job, so I let some garage not accepted by my Nissan dealer service it and I maybe I should visit them more often.

Main reason for buying it is good second hand price in Iceland for a car this size, bought another one in 2003 (2001 model) and I will probably be buying my third second hand Primera next year.

Faults:

Nothing major at all, when I first got the car the exhaust kept comming out from it's mounts, but had that fixed for £5, also the odd rattle.

General Comments:

I love this car, I have owned it for almost a year, it's nice to have a car that will sit easily at 80mph on the motorway and is easy to drive round town. But when you want it to, it can really go just keep it over 4000rpm and the noise you get is wonderful (I've had mine to 137mph, 0-60mph just over 8 seconds). Also the handling for a big car is out of this world, you just keep pushing it and it eats up the road.

One slightly negative thing is the hard suspension, but you can live with that.

The seat are supportive and comfortable and head room and boot space is amazing. (you could hide a cow in the boot)

Unfortunately I'm having to sell mine because I need a van/estate for work I will be very very sad to see it go.

If your thinking of buying one then go for it, change the oil and filter every 3000 miles and it will never let you down just stay away from the main dealers they're no help at all.