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Nissan CUBE - 2012

93.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan CUBE, model year 2012. Sample size: 127 cars, 141 tests and 132 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 127 cars

The 2012 Nissan Cube has an overall defect rate of 94 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly better than the average of 246 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a reduction of 62%. This model shows particularly low issues with steering and equipment, with no recorded defects in these categories, compared to averages of 12.64% and 6.02% respectively. Additionally, it performs well in brakes, lights, and body/structure, with defect rates far below the average. Mileage-related trends indicate increasing defects with higher mileage, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, where the Cube's rate reaches 500 per 100 vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 127 cars

More model years for Nissan CUBE

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 49.4% better
52.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake performance unable to be tested
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 18.8% better
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
Lights & Electrics
▲ 42.6% better
35.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 67.5% better
79.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 94.7% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 88.1% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 500 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 6
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3

Serious faults (Top 10)

An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Front or rear fog lamp switch:
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
4.11 (c) (iii)
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Brake performance unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
A wheel bearing: excessively rough
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1