Nissan Almera Tino road tests and consumer car reviews

Nissan Almera Tino S 2001

I’ve had this car for over a year now and I have replaced almost every electrical sensor on the damn thing. From the cat back exhaust, which only lasted around 18 months to the O2 sensors playing up repeatedly even after changing them twice. The parts are expensive and no one seems to stock them not even Nisssan, so if you break down you have a 2 day wait to get it going again. Nissan could have changed the wipers over so they didn’t back swipe water in front of your face as you drive. The front cross member rots through after a few years and is expensive to have replaced; I did mine myself for around £150 so I wouldnt want to guess what a garge would charge! A good car to drive when it is running ok, but there is a lot of body roll around corners due to it being a high sided car. The fuel consumption leaves a lot to be desired, I’m lucky if I get 30 mpg. It does have good acceleration though and will keep up with most things off the lights. There is loads of space in all its little storage holes and excellent boot space, with the storage nets being so handy in there.

Nissan Almera Tino 2005

Mine has an immobiliser fault, so only starts sometimes! It’s about time Nissan sorted these faults out as they are costly to get checked and in a lot of cases the garage can’t sort the fault. Nissan should know that this puts people off buying their cars even though overall their cars are great to drive.

Nissan Almera Tino 2005

I have owned my Almera Tino for 6 months and I wish I had never bought it. It’s noisy, sore on petrol and badly built; if this is Nissan reliability I am going back to vauxhall. The gearstick started rattling like a rattlesnake a month after I bought it, the engine management light has come on twice, the cd player has packed in, one of the rearseat levers for folding down seat has snapped and my wife has started calling it our very own ice cream van because of the way it rolls going round corners. Nissan reliability my ar**! Never again.

Nissan Almera Tino 2001

Very low maintenance car. It has plenty of space and ideal all year round!

Nissan Almera Tino 2.2 Di SE 2000

Have had this car since 2002 with 70000 miles on the clock. Driven through pretty much every terrain you can think of - including some very muddy off-roading and the beauty keeps taking the abuse and begging me for more. It really is an under-rated MPV - tough, reliable and easy to maintain. Gripes? well the interior could be nicer, cassette deck even in 2002 was out of fashion and has never been any use.The buttons on the dash are a bit cheap looking and over time have proven they are with most of the paintwork peeled off. This is in stark contrast to the exterior as the bodywork has done beautifully - less the marks and scrapes it receives from my adventurous driving. The engine is competent but could do with more power in the lower revs - a known issue with this particular model and is helped only a little by using v-power diesel whenever I go adventuring, which is often. The air mass filter has been replaced twice, check this first if you experience any loss of power and not the throttle sensor that some garages elude to. Overall a great MPV which I’ll happily upgrade to a newer model next year.

Nissan Almera Tino 2004

Bought second hand 2 years ago. Had bother twice previously with immobiliser, new parts both times & now back in garage for same problem. Very comfortable & easy to drive otherwise.

Responses to this review

If it’s a petrol, try the cam sensor instead of immobiliser parts. It’s a common fault and has the same symptoms ie. turns over but won’t fire - Wayne from England

Nissan Almera Tino se 2005

A really nice car to drive.

Nissan Almera Tino 1.8s 2004

Nothing but trouble from being 6months old engine immobiliser kept locking it self down new parts fitted still not solved problem sold it and got a Citroen

Nissan Almera Tino 2.2 DCi 36 SVE 5dr 2005

Very underrated MPV. I bought mine second hand a couple of years ago and have enjoyed nothing but reliable and and comfortable driving. We’ve taken ours the length and breadth of Britain and also around Ireland a few times and it’s never let us down. The only downside are the rear seats, which would be a little more flexible if they weren’t so heavy to move! Great family car and available at very reasonable prices.