Enter the 17-character VIN of your Nissan Primera to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
See the factory basics for free, and order a full report for the history behind the VIN.
Looking at a model Nissan Primera? Enter its 17-character VIN here and the free decoder tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the manufacturing country. We have versions in our data for the model Nissan Primera: 9. They span 1990 - 2007, come in the body styles Sedan, Hatchback, Wagon and show a power of 170 hp. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners are not encoded in a VIN. They are found in a paid vehicle history report, not in the decoder result. Before you buy a car Nissan Primera, make sure the VIN on the vehicle is identical to the one in the registration document and in the sales contract.
1990 - 2007
Production years
75 - 170 hp
Power
3
Body styles
9
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nissan Primera (P10) | 1990 - 1997 | Sedan | 75 - 150 hp |
| Nissan Primera Hatch (P10) | 1990 - 1996 | Hatchback | 75 - 125 hp |
| Nissan Primera Wagon (P10) | 1990 - 1998 | Wagon | 75 - 115 hp |
| Nissan Primera (P11) | 1995 - 2002 | Sedan | 90 - 150 hp |
| Nissan Primera Hatch (P11) | 1996 - 2002 | Hatchback | 90 - 150 hp |
| Nissan Primera Wagon (P11) | 1998 - 2002 | Wagon | 90 - 140 hp |
| Nissan Primera (P12) | 2002 - 2007 | Sedan | 109 - 170 hp |
| Nissan Primera Hatch (P12) | 2002 - 2007 | Hatchback | 109 - 170 hp |
| Nissan Primera Wagon (P12) | 2002 - 2007 | Wagon | 109 - 170 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Nissan Primera, with model years 1990 - 2007 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1990 - 2007 across 9 versions of the Nissan Primera. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Nissan Primera the characters to expect are L (1990), M (1991), N (1992), P (1993), R (1994), S (1995), T (1996), V (1997), W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007).
9 versions, in 3 body styles, with power up to 170 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
It cannot show accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners. The VIN does not contain that information; it is found in a paid vehicle history report.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.