303,662 tests in 2025
Nissan Juke reliability and MOT pass rate
74.4% passed first time. The 25.6% fail rate is 3.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 59,710 miles.
Pass rate
74.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 25.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
59,710 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 49,614 | 8.1% |
| 6-9 years | 107,487 | 19.6% |
| 10-13 years | 123,511 | 35.5% |
| 14+ years | 21,519 | 40.5% |
What the Juke fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension2,405 dangerous48.9%
- Brakes12,075 dangerous25.5%
- Tyres17,063 dangerous21.6%
- Steering959 dangerous21.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment98 dangerous17.2%
- Visibility23 dangerous16.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks56 dangerous10.9%
- Body, chassis, structure507 dangerous10.6%
Is the Juke getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.2 points to 25.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 280,565 | — | 21.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 297,585 | — | 23.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 269,320 | — | 25.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 298,694 | — | 25.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Juke at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Juke in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn21,903 tests
- 2Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play14,368 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick7,989 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm7,652 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively7,448 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn6,894 tests
- 7Coil spring: fractured or broken5,635 tests
- 8Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases4,317 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Juke collects 2.63 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm47,452 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure38,466 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick33,645 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn28,397 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened23,827 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded20,190 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn16,037 tests
- 8Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine14,668 tests
Questions
What is the Nissan Juke MOT pass rate?
74.4% of the 303,662 Nissan Juke first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 25.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Nissan Juke usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn", recorded on 21,903 failed tests, followed by "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, suspension appears in 48.9% of failures, brakes appears in 25.5% of failures, tyres appears in 21.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 8.1%; at 14+ years it was 40.5%. The median Nissan Juke tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 59,710 miles.
Is the Nissan Juke getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.2 points to 25.9% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Juke trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 15 safety recalls naming the Nissan Juke: Nissan Juke recalls.
Other Nissan models
Checking a particular Juke?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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