Pass rate
69.6%
Below average — 3.3 pts behind the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £54–£138
2002 Nissan Cube MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 120,838 mi
Only 56 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
24.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 89.6% pass
- Avoid 2002 69.6% pass · this year
Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 20 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.0%
- Typical mileage
- 121k mi
The 2002 Nissan Cube MOT pass rate is 69.6% of its MOT tests — 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.9% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.4% of everything recorded on the 2002 Nissan Cube, against 5.6% nationally — 6.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 24.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.9%; this one manages 69.6% — 3.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2002 Nissan Cube compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.0%. The median 2002 Nissan Cube in this dataset had covered 120,838 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 21.43% of tests.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.6% overall pass rate, 63.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Nissan Cube, the average is 78.5% — best year 2012 (89.6%), worst 2002 (69.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 120,838 mi
- Make and model
- Nissan Cube
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Cube MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2002 Cube
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2002 Cube
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 21.4% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 7.1% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 5.4% of tests
“anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2002 Cube through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £54–£138 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £54–£138
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 56 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Cube, side by side
20 model years on record, from 2002 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.6% to 89.6% — a spread of 20 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 69.6%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 78.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 77.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 82.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 79.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 79.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 81.9% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 81.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 75.0% ball joint excessively worn
- 2011 81.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 89.6% rear fog lamp missing
- 2013 87.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 73.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 73.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 77.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2017 76.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2018 82.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2019 78.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2020 79.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2021 79.6% joints constant velocity boot…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2002 Nissan Cube with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2002 cars with a similar record
- Honda Cr-V 69.5%
- Fiat Punto 69.5%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 69.7%
- Volvo V40 69.4%
- MINI Mini 69.9%
- Citroen Saxo 70.0%
Closest pass rates among 2002 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2002 Nissan Cube 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 198 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 50 | 24.90% | 20.98% | +3.92 |
| Brakes | 28 | 13.90% | 20.89% | −6.99 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 12.90% | 12.21% | +0.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 25 | 12.40% | 5.57% | +6.83 |
| Tyres | 19 | 9.50% | 19.76% | −10.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 6.50% | 5.52% | +0.98 |
| Visibility | 13 | 6.50% | 4.97% | +1.53 |
| Steering | 10 | 5.00% | 2.57% | +2.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 4.00% | 4.18% | −0.18 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 3.00% | 1.76% | +1.24 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 21.4% | £80–200 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 8.9% | £45–110 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 8.9% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 5.4% | £3–15 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.4% | £60–140 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.4% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.4% | £40–150 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 17.9% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.9% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.3% | £200–700 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 12.5% | £5–25 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.7% | £180–450 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.7% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 85.7% | 47,904 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 71.4% | 70,741 mi |
| 90-120k | 14 | 78.6% | 109,376 mi |
| 120k+ | 28 | 60.7% | 168,799 mi |
Source: 56 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2002 Cube MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Nissan Cube?
69.6% of the 56 2002 Nissan Cube tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 63.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Nissan Cube?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (21.43%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (8.93%), service brake imbalance across an axle (8.93%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Nissan Cube MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 60.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Nissan Cube in this dataset had covered 120,838 mi.