Does the Nissan Cube fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Nissan Cube records 4.32 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.95, 95% interval −1.31 to −0.58). It ranks 435 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Nissan Cube by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Cube is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 180 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Cube: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Emissions levels exceed default limits	180	1.19
Emissions test unable to be completed	120	0.79
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer	105	0.69
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits	92	0.61
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction	79	0.52

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

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