20,534 on UK roads in 2025-295 vs 2024
On the road
20,534
20,534 licensed
Change vs 2024
-1.4%
-295 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Nissan PULSAR has a steady presence on UK roads, with 20,534 licensed in 2025 - down 1.4% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (68%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Nissan PULSAR cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Nissan PULSAR on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Nissan Pulsar holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 25,959 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
74.2%
25,959 MOT tests in 2025 · 20,840 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
83.5%
2023
79.3%
2024
76.3%
2025
74.2%
▼ 9.3 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Nissan Pulsar is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 21,141 cars tracked across years
36.1%
low · <5k
59.3%
avg · 5-15k
4.6%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,006-9,018 miles a year (median 6,204).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 44,606 → 51,412 → 58,040 → 64,272
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
14,467 tests
78%
Diesel
6,371 tests
65.4%
A 2025 Nissan Pulsar passes first time 74.2% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,964 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 87.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 61.3% past 120k.
Of 5,385 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Nissan PULSAR, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
