Second Hand Nissan Almera Rear Tailgate

The Nissan Almera ran in two main generations in the UK: the N15 from 1995 to 2000, and the N16 from 2000 to 2006, with a facelift on the N16 around 2003. Tailgates are generation-specific, so an N15 tailgate will not fit an N16 and vice versa. Confirm the exact generation with your breaker against your registration number before ordering.

The N16 received a facelift in 2003 that included changes to the rear styling, and while the underlying platform is the same, pressing differences on the tailgate itself mean a pre-2003 panel may not align correctly on a post-2003 car. Name the boundary confidently: the split is 2000–2003 and 2003–2006 within the N16 generation. Confirm with your breaker whether the specific tailgate from your donor vehicle crosses that facelift boundary before purchase.

Yes, body style is the first thing to get right: the Almera was offered as a 5-door hatchback and a 4-door saloon, and these have entirely different rear ends with no interchangeable tailgate or bootlid. Make sure you and your breaker agree on hatchback versus saloon before any other details are discussed. Engine size and trim level make no difference whatsoever to which tailgate fits.

Trim level — whether your car is an S, SE, SVE, or Sport — does not affect tailgate fitment at all; the same panel fits across all trims within the same generation and body style. You may find minor cosmetic differences such as spoiler fitment or badging on a tailgate pulled from a different trim, but the panel itself will fit. Factor in those cosmetic differences when inspecting the part with your breaker, but do not reject a tailgate on trim grounds alone.

Both 1995 and 1999 models fall within the N15 generation (1995–2000), so in principle the tailgate comes from the same platform and body style. However, mid-generation pressing changes can occur within a single generation, so whether a very early N15 tailgate swaps perfectly onto a late N15 is something to confirm with your breaker against both registrations. Engine and trim level play no part in this question.

The Almera N16 platform underpins several models sold in different markets under different names, and panel differences between same-platform variants sold under different badges are not something we can state as fact here. Route this directly to your breaker, giving them the registration of both the donor and recipient vehicle so they can verify pressing compatibility. Do not assume shared badging means shared panels without that confirmation.