Nissan · 1978–present
Nissan Pulsar
The Nissan Pulsar (Japanese: 日産・パルサー, Hepburn: Nissan Parusā) is a line of automobiles produced by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1978 until 2000, when it was replaced by the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in the Japanese market. Between 2000 and 2005, the name "Pulsar" has been used in Australia and New Zealand on rebadged versions of the Sylphy. This arrangement continued until the introduction of the Nissan Tiida (C11) in 2005; at this time the Pulsar name was retired. In 2013, Nissan replaced the Tiida in Australia and New Zealand with two new models badged as Pulsar. These were based on the Sylphy (B17) sedan and Tiida (C12) hatchback, the latter also sold in Thailand under the Pulsar name. In 2014, a European-only replacement for the Tiida was introduced using the Pulsar nameplate. The original Pulsar was a hatchback to be sold exclusively at a different Nissan Japan dealership network called Nissan Cherry Store as a larger five-door hatchback alternative to the Nissan Cherry. Although Pulsar models were front-wheel drive from introduction, Nissan did offer four-wheel drive as an option on select models internationally. The Pulsar sold in Japan originally served as the intermediate model offered at Nissan dealerships Nissan Cherry Store, occupying a slot between the Nissan Violet and the Cherry. Meanwhile, other Pulsar derivatives served as the base model at other Japanese Nissan sales networks. Various Pulsar-based models were exported as international market conditions dictated, sometimes labeled as "Sunny", "Cherry", or "Sentra", even though they were not the same as the Japanese market Sunny or Cherry. The name "Pulsar" is taken from pulsar (portmanteau of pulsating star), a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star.
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UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.
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UK vehicles on the road
20,534 licensed and 400 SORN (20,934 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,489 |
| 2015 | 9,515 |
| 2016 | 16,162 |
| 2017 | 20,129 |
| 2018 | 21,745 |
| 2019 | 21,779 |
| 2020 | 21,685 |
| 2021 | 21,759 |
| 2022 | 21,604 |
| 2023 | 21,392 |
| 2024 | 21,146 |
| 2025 | 20,934 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1993801CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_PulsarCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377103184 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) fuel & emissions data — https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/Open Government Licence v3.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.