Vehicle
Nissan Note
The compact MPV and later hatchback, and the model that introduced e-Power — a series hybrid where the engine is a generator only and has no mechanical connection to the wheels at all. That single fact reorganises the diagnosis: engine speed does not track road speed, so a driveability complaint that would be a gearbox fault on any other car is a power-electronics question here, and the engine's own load behaviour is set by battery demand rather than by the accelerator.
Generations
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E11 2004–2012
A conventional compact MPV on the Micra platform — the last Note before the series-hybrid era.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Nissan B
- Engines
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- 1.4 — CR14DE · petrol · 65 kW (87 hp)
- 1.6 — HR16DE · petrol · 81 kW (109 hp) · 153 Nm (113 lb-ft)
- 1.5 dCi — K9K · diesel · 63–66 kW (84–89 hp) · 160–260 Nm (118–192 lb-ft)
- 1.5 — HR15DE · petrol · 134–156 Nm (99–115 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed Jatco RE4F03A automatic · Jatco RE0F08A/JF009E CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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E12 2012–present
Where e-Power arrives — the engine drives a generator and never the wheels, so engine speed and road speed are unrelated by design.
- Belt CVT (continuously variable) CVT
- Jatco JF015E CVT
- Single-speed reduction gear (EV drive unit) reduction
- Body styles
- Hatchback · MPV
- Platform
- Renault–Nissan V
- Engines
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- 1.2 — HR12DE · petrol · 59–72 kW (79–97 hp)
- 1.2 supercharged — HR12DDR · petrol · 59–72 kW (79–97 hp) · 142–143 Nm (105 lb-ft)
- 1.2 e-Power — hybrid · engine drives a generator only
- 1.5 dCi — K9K · diesel · 66 kW (89 hp) · 160–260 Nm (118–192 lb-ft)
- 1.6 — HR16DE · petrol · 81 kW (109 hp) · 150–163 Nm (111–120 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · Xtronic CVT · Single-speed reduction
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Service information
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