Nissan Cube 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

26.9% of 650 MOT tests of the Nissan Cube first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 71.0 (95% CI 60.5–81.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Nissan Cube fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Nissan Cube built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	26.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	650
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 60.5–81.5)	71.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	650
Rank among this model's 7 build years	3	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	650
Tested in 2024	206	tests	median 72,898 miles	2024	206

Built 2008 against Nissan Cube normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 23% vs 38.9%; age 12: 24.7% vs 36.4%; age 13: 30.2% vs 37.4%; age 14: 28.1% vs 38.8%; age 15: 24.2% vs n/a%; age 16: 28.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Nissan Cube by registration · All Nissan Cube MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Nissan Cube fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Cube built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	122 (rough estimate)	23	16.4–31.2	38.9	59
12	146 (rough estimate)	24.7	18.4–32.2	36.4	67.8
13	172 (rough estimate)	30.2	23.9–37.5	37.4	80.7
14	210 (rough estimate)	28.1	22.5–34.5	38.8	72.4
15	231 (rough estimate)	24.2	19.2–30.2	not available	not available
16	206 (rough estimate)	28.2	22.5–34.7	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,087 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Nissan Cube?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 24.1 items per 100 first tests, against 26.6 across all build years of the Nissan Cube. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Cube built 2008 against the Nissan Cube in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	24.1	26.6	262
Suspension	14.4	21	157
Body, chassis, structure	12.6	7.1	137
Brakes	10.9	13	118
Visibility	8.4	11	91

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,087 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Nissan Cube, 2008 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 78.3. 2009: index 77.4.

Nissan Cube build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	55.8	41.7–69.9	better (rough estimate)	265
2007	78.3	64.0–92.7	better (rough estimate)	373
2008	71.0	60.5–81.5	better (rough estimate)	650
2009	77.4	65.8–89.0	better (rough estimate)	591
2010	100.2	95.8–104.5	no different	5,536
2011	86.0	73.6–98.4	better (rough estimate)	612
2012	30.8	19.2–42.4	better (rough estimate)	253

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,280 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Cube 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-cube/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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