Does the Nissan Cube fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Nissan Cube records 6.29 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.87 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.58, 95% interval −4.08 to −3.08). It ranks 624 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Cube is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 365 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Cube: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A tyre seriously damaged	365	2.41
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	351	2.32
A tyre cords visible or damaged	129	0.85
Tyre obviously under inflated	33	0.22

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.4% of Nissan Cube MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,297 miles later (2,341 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,341 (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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