Nissan Micra

The Nissan Micra is a small car which competes with the likes of Ford’s Fiesta, the Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota’s Yaris. From the second (K11) version it was built in the UK at Nissan’s Sunderland facility.

It’s another car which is built extremely strongly, which has helped Nissan to garner a reputation for making cars that stand the test of time.

First released in 1982 with a production running to 1992, the K10 was the first Nissan Micra. It aimed to rival the Toyota Starlet when it was launched, and also took on the Fiat Uno, Peugeot 205 and Vauxhall Nova. It was powered by a 1-litre petrol engine with either five-speed manual or three-speed automatic gearboxes.