A polyamide composition having an enhanced adhesion to coatings, which comprises a polyamide with a ratio of the terminal amino group concentration to the terminal carboxyl group concentration of at least 1.5, an inorganic filler, and a triazine, wherein the amount of the inorganic filler is from 1 to 150 weight parts per 100 weight parts of the polyamide and the amount of the triazine is more than 1 weight part per 100 weight parts of the sum of the polyamide and the inorganic filler.
