Does the Nissan Cube fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Nissan Cube records 12.99 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.48 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.49, 95% interval −3.12 to −1.86). It ranks 480 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Nissan Cube by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Cube is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 453 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 453 | 3.00 |
| 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. | 213 | 1.41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 201 | 1.33 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 127 | 0.84 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 113 | 0.75 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 15,125 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Nissan Cube gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
13.1% of Nissan Cube MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,873 miles later (2,395 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,395 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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