Parts for your 2012 Nissan Tiida-Centre bearing

2012 Nissan Tiida centre-bearing — is it fitted or needed?

The 2012 Nissan Tiida (C11 series) doesn’t use a tailshaft centre-bearing. It’s a front‑wheel‑drive hatch/sedan with a transaxle and short front driveshafts, so there’s no long, two‑piece propeller shaft running down the car that would need a centre support bearing.

Technical references that confirm this include Nissan’s C11 factory service information, where only front‑drive components are covered (for example, FAX – Front Axle and TM – Transaxle), and there’s no “Propeller Shaft” or centre support bearing service procedure. Likewise, the Nissan FAST parts catalogue for the C11 lists front axle shaft groups but no propeller shaft group, which is where a centre-bearing would appear on rear‑ or all‑wheel drive models. These sources align with the Tiida’s FWD layout: there’s no tailshaft, so there’s no centre-bearing to service.

Some owners may hear the term “centre-bearing” used loosely online. What can exist on certain FWD vehicles is a right‑hand intermediate driveshaft with a support (carrier) bearing that bolts to the engine block. That’s not a tailshaft centre-bearing, it’s part of the front driveshaft assembly and is serviced differently. On the Tiida, factory documentation and parts listings show front driveshafts only, any support bearing, where fitted in some markets or specs, is integrated with the right‑hand intermediate shaft assembly—not a separate tailshaft centre-bearing.

• FWD architecture: transaxle plus short CV half‑shafts to the front wheels.
• No two‑piece propeller shaft running the length of the car.
• Centre-bearings are typical on RWD/4WD vehicles with long tailshafts, not on compact FWD platforms like Tiida.

Bottom line: a conventional tailshaft centre-bearing isn’t relevant to the 2012 Nissan Tiida’s design. If there’s a noise that sounds like a “centre-bearing” on other vehicles, Tiida owners should look to front wheel bearings, tyres, CV joints, or—where fitted—the right‑hand intermediate shaft support bearing instead.

Popular questions about a 2012 Nissan Tiida “centre-bearing”

Does a 2012 Nissan Tiida have a centre-bearing?
No. The Tiida is front‑wheel drive and doesn’t have a tailshaft, so there’s no tailshaft centre support bearing. Any reference to a “centre-bearing” for this model is usually a mix‑up with the right‑hand intermediate shaft support used on some FWD setups, which is a different part entirely.

I can hear a humming at 60–80 km/h. Could it be a centre-bearing?
On a Tiida, that noise is more likely a front wheel bearing, tyre cupping, or a worn CV joint. If your specific variant uses a right‑hand intermediate shaft with a support bearing, that bearing can wear, but it’s far less common than wheel bearings or tyres. A road test and hub play check will usually pinpoint it.

If my Tiida has an intermediate shaft support bearing, how is it serviced?
It’s part of the right‑hand driveshaft/intermediate shaft assembly. Typical service involves removing the RH shaft, inspecting the support bearing for play or roughness, and replacing the bearing or the complete shaft assembly as required. Always use new clips/seals as specified, torque the hub nut correctly, and recheck transaxle fluid level after refit.