Does the Nissan Juke fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Nissan Juke records 2.02 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.18, 95% interval −0.20 to −0.15). It ranks 287 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Nissan Juke by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Juke is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 16,163 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 16,163 | 1.01 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 4,933 | 0.31 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 4,246 | 0.26 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 1,555 | 0.10 |
| Any part of the noise suppression system insecure | 975 | 0.06 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,607,463 (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 Juke gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.2% of Nissan Juke MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,148 miles later (14,576 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,576 (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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