Nissan Note (06 on) - Review

Review by David Ross on
Last Updated: 23 February 2011
The Nissan Note gives normal hatchback buyers food for thought. Although it's a similar small people carrier like the Vauxhall Meriva and Renault Modus - and comes with a versatile and family-friendly interior - it's significantly larger but manages to retain the look of a more conventional hatchback. In fact, it's spacious enough and such good value that canny Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra buyers should give it serious consideration too. That's because the Note is a good all-round package. In addition to its exceptionally useful interior, it's fun to drive, well equipped and cheap to run. It was facelifted in January 2009 with tweaked exterior styling and slightly more economical engines.
4 out of 5

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Running costs

Residual values are in-line with the top performers in this class, such as the Toyota Yaris and ahead of small people carriers like the Vauxhall Meriva. Fuel consumption is good on all engines - especially the diesels - while insurance groups are impressively low - 4 for the 1.4-litre, 5 for the 1.6-litre and 6 for the 1.5-litre dCi. Nissan servicing is good value too, although the dealers don't have the same reputation for customer care as Japanese rival Toyota.

* based on most recent data

Estimated fuel cost for 10,000 miles per year

Unleaded

£1,306 - £1,574 *

Diesel

£957 - £1,165 *

The estimated fuel cost figure is a guide to how much this model will cost to fuel each year, so you can compare between cars. It's calculated by using the model's average mpg (calculated from both town centre and motorway driving) and the average fuel price. It's based on the following cost-per-litre: petrol 135p and diesel 141p. Prices are updated daily.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

Petrols every 9000 miles; diesels every 18,000 miles.

Warranty

Three years/60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£20.00 - £195.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

4 out of 5

Green credentials

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    110
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    166
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The Note is an environmentally friendly model with low emissions across the line-up. Eco-conscious buyers should consider the 1.5-litre diesel, which is one of the greenest models in the range and cheap to tax thanks to low emissions. The latest version can average 63mpg too.

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