Used Nissan Note Door

The Nissan Note ran in two main generations in the UK: the first generation (E11) from 2006 to 2013, and the second generation (E12) from 2013 onwards. Doors from within the same generation are your starting point for a match, but always confirm with the breaker against your registration as there were running changes across those production spans. Crossing the E11-to-E12 boundary in 2013 means the doors will not interchange.

Both a 2008 and a 2012 Nissan Note fall within the first generation (E11, 2006–2013), so they share the same basic body structure and a door from that era is your correct hunting ground. You still need to confirm the side (NS or OS) and whether it came from a 3-door or 5-door car, as the front doors differ between those body styles. Confirm the exact match with the breaker against your registration before buying.

Trim level — whether SE, Acenta, or Tekna — does not affect door fitment on the Nissan Note; the door shell and frame are the same across trims within a generation. What can vary cosmetically between trim levels is whether the door came with a body-coloured or unpainted mirror cap, and there may be differences in whether the door mirror is electrically adjusted, heated, or folding — confirm those feature details with the breaker against your registration. Colour is simply a preference rather than a fitment issue, as any door can be resprayed to match.

Yes, absolutely — doors are side-specific and you must specify NS (nearside, passenger side, left) or OS (offside, driver side, right) when getting a quote. Fitting the wrong side door is not possible without major alteration, so double-check which side you need before contacting a breaker. UK breakers will use the NS/OS convention, so quoting those terms will help you get an accurate quote quickly.

The first-generation Note (E11) received a facelift in 2009, and while the core door structure remained consistent across the E11 run (2006–2013), there can be subtle differences in panel lines or exterior trim details around that facelift point. Whether a pre-2009 door fits cleanly on a post-2009 E11 is something you should confirm directly with the breaker against your registration, as small changes can affect the fit or appearance even within a generation. The generation boundary itself (E11 ending in 2013, E12 starting in 2013) is the hard cut-off where doors will not interchange.

The door shell and frame are what determine physical fitment, and swapping electric-window hardware for manual (or vice versa) is a separate electrical job that may or may not be straightforward depending on your car's wiring. Whether mid-range or year-specific changes affected the regulator type is something to confirm with the breaker against your registration, as this varied across the production run. Getting a door that already matches your window mechanism type will save you extra work, so it's worth flagging to the breaker exactly what you have.