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

The Nissan Kubistar records 13.89 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.52 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.37, 95% interval +3.60 to +5.14). It ranks 34 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Nissan Kubistar by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Nissan Kubistar is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 615 times in 2019–2024.

Nissan Kubistar: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	615	6.85
A tyre seriously damaged	229	2.55
A tyre cords visible or damaged	218	2.43
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	57	0.64
Tyre obviously under inflated	45	0.50

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,973 (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 Kubistar gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

13.6% of Nissan Kubistar MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,342 miles later (1,958 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,958 (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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