Does the Nissan Juke fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Nissan Juke records 12.58 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.08 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.50, 95% interval +4.45 to +4.56). It ranks 130 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on suspension · check a Nissan Juke by registration
What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Juke is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 147,176 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 147,176 | 9.16 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 13,479 | 0.84 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 13,307 | 0.83 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 13,207 | 0.82 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached | 9,203 | 0.57 |
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 suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
25.0% of Nissan Juke MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,546 miles later (125,391 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 125,391 (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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