Nissan Cube, Buying guide, MOT record and recalls
In 2025, the Nissan Cube passed 67.8% of 2,772 initial MOT tests, 4.5 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Nissan Cube at the MOT
67.8% of 2,772 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Cube 390th of 575 models. Nissan Cubes aged 3 to 5 years passed 62.9% of MOT tests in 2025; examples aged 11 years and over did better, at 68%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Nissan Cube tests in 2025.
Where Cubes fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Nissan Cube tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (8.2%), ball joint excessively worn (6.3%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (4.2%).
The MOT page lists every common Cube MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Cube's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.33.4% of Cube failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.20.6% of Cube failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.15.2% of Cube failure items
Cube engine sizes
1.5 litre engines made up 44% of Nissan Cube MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.6 litre at 36%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 2,754 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Nissan Cube recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Nissan Cube. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Cube is affected.
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Sep 2026 R/2026/164
Cube (Z12) Driver Airbag
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- For affected vehicles the Driver's Airbag module may have been incorrectly assembled during production. In this condition the driver's airbag inflator module may detach from the steering wheel.
- Remedy
- Check and replace driver airbag if necessary.
Other Nissan models
The most-tested Nissan models in 2025, against the Cube's 67.8% MOT pass rate.
Nissan Cube FAQs
Is the Nissan Cube reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 67.8% first-time pass rate for the Nissan Cube across 2,772 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Nissan Cube had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Nissan Cube. The most recent was published in September 2026. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Nissan Cube?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Nissan Cube's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Nissan history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Nissan VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.