Nissan Cube MOT reliability

Nissan Cubes passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 2,772 tests in 2025. 1,094 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

2,772

Still licensed (GB)

1,094

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 petrol

53 MOTs

These figures come from 53 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 83,010 (most between 69,774 and 108,128).

2020: 100% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 70% → 2024: 76% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (11.3%)
Horn: not working (5.7%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.8%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.8%)
Position lamp: not working (3.8%)

Where 2020 Cubes fail

Lights & electrics

28.3%

Suspension & axles

5.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.8%

Brakes

3.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

3.8%

Visibility & wipers

3.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.9%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.