2011 Nissan Tiida 1.6 petrol from UK and Ireland

Summary:

Rare, odd car from Nissan

Faults:

Recently had major work done to the suspension, same for brakes. Acceptable at the age and mileage.

Interior is not wearing too well, seats a bit flat, a lot of broken plastics, electric windows and other switches are also a little erratic.

Engine, gearbox, and bodywork are all solid however, that's the most important parts. The car has had every service and I continue to look after it.

General Comments:

My silver Tiida is a rare car where I live in the UK. I rarely see them about and people always ask me what the hell it is. Generally it's too anonymous looking to stand out, but anyone who likes cars always takes an interest in asking me about it. And they always call it a "Tilda" at first for some reason when it is of course Tiida.

I tell them they are not missing much, it's a pretty middle of the road car. Reliable, but that is all. Interior is as grey and dull and Japanese as you can imagine. Just about comfortable enough, and has enough basic equipment. Mine is the boot version like a saloon, not hatchback. I think with alloy wheels it might look better, but I don't think I'll bother, normally wheel trims annoy me but on this car who cares.

Nothing special to drive either, 1.6 is slow but will do you 38 - 42 mpg on average.

To conclude if you ever see one of these for sale and are after a cheap reliable car, go for it. It's something a little different, but also a very generic and boring car at the same time if that makes sense.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 20th October, 2022

2011 Nissan Tiida ST 1.8 from Australia and New Zealand

Summary:

Not a reliable car

Faults:

I bought a 3 years old Nissan Tiida with very low mileage from one of the major European car dealers in Auckland, and I am frustrated with the quality of this car. Within 21 days, I lost $2,500 to trade it in to the same dealer because it kept coming up with some problems such as backdoor plastic panel and airbag.

My Honda Civic had been running 15 years with few troubles.

General Comments:

Powerful, smooth running.

Not a very good looking car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 2nd October, 2014

2nd Oct 2014, 22:39

It's very hard to compare a Nissan Tiida/Versa to a Honda Civic. Here in the States the Versa/Tiida goes for about $11,000-14,000 base price. You can load it up as high as you want. It's a very basic car, and I mean basic. The Honda Civic is a more expensive car here in the States. The base price is about $19,000 to 29,000 dollars fully loaded.

Also if you have an older Honda Civic, hold on to it for dear life. Those little cars are very well built. Better built than the new Civics. It's the kind of car you can pass down to the kids in the family... and with luck... to their kids. It's that well built.

In reply to 2nd Oct 2014, 22:39

22nd Oct 2014, 20:17

In NZ, buying new is not that common, and as far as the second hand market goes - the Nissan Tiida/Versa and Honda Civic are in the same price range. So it's always a smart choice to get a Civic or a Corolla over Nissan. I do agree with the Civic comments. Old ones have very good build quality, but have poor safety, but otherwise they can be used with no ending as long as they're maintained right.

Many thanks.