Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
In New Zealand
6,630 terrano cars are on the New Zealand register; 97% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2000 | 109 | 0 | 107 |
| 1999 | 270 | 1 | 256 |
| 1998 | 395 | 0 | 384 |
| 1997 | 1,248 | 0 | 1,226 |
| 1996 | 1,534 | 0 | 1,483 |
| 1995 | 776 | 0 | 753 |
| 1994 | 345 | 0 | 338 |
| 1993 | 412 | 0 | 404 |
| 1992 | 530 | 0 | 517 |
| 1991 | 540 | 0 | 532 |
| 1990 | 302 | 0 | 294 |
| 1989 | 77 | 0 | 73 |
| 1988 | 37 | 0 | 35 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In Finland
27 terrano cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 0% petrol, 100% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 367,000 km |
| 2004 | 15 | 307,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
787 terrano cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 21 | 39 |
| 2005 | 79 | 229 |
| 2004 | 194 | 502 |
| 2003 | 136 | 542 |
| 2002 | 125 | 483 |
| 2001 | 71 | 679 |
| 2000 | 37 | 460 |
| 1999 | 36 | 552 |
| 1998 | 37 | 509 |
| 1997 | 19 | 348 |
| 1996 | 10 | 259 |
| 1995 | 10 | 231 |
| 1994 | 7 | 178 |
| 1993 | 3 | 76 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
1,595 terrano cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 53% passed first time, against 57% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 342 | 52% |
| 2004 | 515 | 51% |
| 2003 | 373 | 53% |
| 2002 | 257 | 56% |
| 2001 | 108 | 56% |
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 | terrano | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Body, chassis, structure | 22.4% | 9.3% |
| Suspension | 20.9% | 16.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20.0% | 21.4% |
| Brakes | 12.8% | 13.8% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 9.3% | 3.1% |
| Visibility | 7.1% | 7.7% |
| Steering | 6.9% | 4.2% |
| Tyres | 4.6% | 6.5% |
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
27 new Nissan terrano cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Spain (2).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 220 (NEDC) |
| 2019 | 1 | 332 (WLTP) |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 4 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | — |
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
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the terrano in 5 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
A defect in the gas generator of the passenger airbag causes uncontrolled inflation and the release of metal fragments when the airbag is activated. This can cause injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
In the event of deployment of the passenger airbag, the inflator body of the airbag could shatter and release metal fragments into the vehicle cabin causing injuries to the occupants.
A potential air leak on some passenger airbag inflators may allow moisture to enter the airbag inflator causing the propellant in the inflator units to deteriorate. Deterioration of the propellant may create excessive pressure and may result in separation of t…
A fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag can cause uncontrolled inflation when the airbag is activated. Because the ignition pressure is too high, it can damage the airbag housing and cause injury.
The front passenger airbag inflators may have been manufactured out of specification. This could create excessive pressure within the inflator during airbag deployment and may result in separation of the airbag housing.
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0