Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Power train1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
16,162 Serena cars are on the New Zealand register; 99% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| 2020 | 119 | 0 | 119 |
| 2019 | 231 | 0 | 231 |
| 2018 | 472 | 0 | 472 |
| 2017 | 701 | 0 | 700 |
| 2016 | 717 | 0 | 716 |
| 2015 | 800 | 0 | 799 |
| 2014 | 1,416 | 0 | 1,413 |
| 2013 | 3,144 | 0 | 3,134 |
| 2012 | 2,732 | 0 | 2,724 |
| 2011 | 1,040 | 0 | 1,030 |
| 2010 | 289 | 0 | 287 |
| 2009 | 318 | 0 | 314 |
| 2008 | 455 | 0 | 442 |
| 2007 | 806 | 0 | 794 |
| 2006 | 1,020 | 0 | 1,002 |
| 2005 | 946 | 0 | 929 |
| 2004 | 390 | 0 | 385 |
| 2003 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 2002 | 62 | 0 | 58 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 | 39 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 | 43 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 | 49 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 | 32 |
| 1995 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
453 Serena cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | — |
| 2017 | 15 | 3 |
| 2016 | 21 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11 | 3 |
| 2014 | 30 | 2 |
| 2013 | 49 | 9 |
| 2012 | 32 | 10 |
| 2011 | 29 | 12 |
| 2010 | 78 | 6 |
| 2009 | 56 | 2 |
| 2008 | 26 | 2 |
| 2007 | 17 | 1 |
| 2006 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 25 |
| 2000 | 7 | 56 |
| 1999 | 12 | 74 |
| 1998 | 3 | 58 |
| 1997 | 5 | 56 |
| 1996 | 7 | 61 |
| 1995 | 7 | 55 |
| 1994 | 1 | 36 |
| 1993 | 0 | 28 |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
1,242 Serena cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 79% passed first time, against 65% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 135 | 79% |
| 2013 | 181 | 88% |
| 2012 | 198 | 82% |
| 2011 | 140 | 77% |
| 2010 | 258 | 75% |
| 2009 | 191 | 78% |
| 2008 | 139 | 71% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | Serena | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.7% | 15.1% |
| Suspension | 5.0% | 12.8% |
| Tyres | 4.8% | 7.0% |
| Brakes | 3.5% | 8.2% |
| Visibility | 3.0% | 5.5% |
| Steering | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1.4% | 4.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.3% | 3.9% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
New registrations in Europe
1 new Nissan Serena cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2013 and 2013, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2013 the largest markets were United Kingdom (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement