Nissan CUBE - 2011
206.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan CUBE, model year 2011.
Sample size: 186 cars, 296 tests and 612 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 186 cars
The 2011 Nissan Cube has an overall defect rate of 207 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 271 per 100, representing a 24% improvement. However, the Cube shows a higher incidence of visibility defects compared to the average, with 28 defects per 100 vehicles against the average of 21. In contrast, it performs exceptionally well in categories like steering, where defects are almost non-existent, and also shows lower defect rates in wheels, suspensions, and body/structure compared to the average. Mileage data indicates that defects tend to increase with higher mileage, but the Cube maintains a relatively consistent performance across different mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 186 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 3.3% worse
113.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 95.6% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 34.0% worse
28.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 15.7% better
58.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 29.7% better
187.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 52.4% better
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 73.0% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 68.3% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: likely to become detached
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 60
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 40
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 37
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 19
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 15
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: likely to become detached
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4