Nissan Cube MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Nissan Cube MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Nissan Cube passed on its first attempt in 73.6%, and its overall record sits −2.5 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Nissan Cube in the 2023–2025 data: 10,184 tests across 20 model years (2002–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Nissan Cube MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Nissan Cube, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Nissan Cube's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Nissan Cube DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Nissan Cube, each with how many of the model's 10,184 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 464 Nissan Cube tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 452 Nissan Cube tests, 4.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 363 Nissan Cube tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 315 Nissan Cube tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 313 Nissan Cube tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 297 Nissan Cube tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Nissan Cube Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Nissan Cube model year on record is 2012 (89.6% across 376 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (69.6%). The gap between them is 20.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Nissan Cube Owners

These checks follow this Nissan Cube's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Nissan Cube.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “position lamp not working”

  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.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint excessively worn”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Nissan Cube. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Nissan Cube is most common

Across every Cube model year on record (2002–2021): 4,277 Nissan Cube cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 10,183 tests. Bristol (BS) has the most, with 167 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Nissan Cube cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Nissan Cube MOT & Reliability