Is the Nissan Juke reliable?

On MOT evidence the Nissan Juke is below average. It passes 66.5% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%, which ranks it 210 of 262 models with enough data for a fair comparison. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Nissan Juke?

The item recorded most often is "A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn", which appears in 30.0% of failed Nissan Juke tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Nissan Juke?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 21.9% of all Nissan Juke tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Nissan Juke usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 62,908 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Does a Nissan Juke get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 88.7% of Nissan Juke tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 52.2%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Nissan Juke models petrol or diesel?

Of the Nissan Juke cars tested, 74% are petrol, 25% are diesel, 1% are hybrid. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Nissan Juke MOT pass rate & common failures

From 328,252 recorded MOT tests of the Nissan Juke, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

The Nissan Juke passes 66.5% of MOT tests once results are adjusted for the age and mileage of the cars tested, against a national average of 72.3%. That is below average, ranking it 210 of 262 models with enough data to compare fairly. Based on 328,252 tests. Its most commonly recorded failure is suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which appears in 30.0% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 62,908 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Pass rate, adjusted for age and mileage

66.5%national average72.3%unadjusted69.8%range covered99%rank210 of 262

The Juke is 5.8 percentage points below the national pass rate once age and mileage are accounted for, which is below average. The unadjusted figure is 69.8%; the difference is what the age and mileage of this model’s fleet was hiding.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Nissan Juke tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn30.0%
25,036 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
2.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play21.1%
17,661 occurrencesBall joint worn explained
3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements12.9%
10,742 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
4.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm12.4%
10,367 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
5.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen11.9%
9,935 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
6.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn10.5%
8,770 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
7.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded8.3%
6,937 occurrencesBrake pipe corroded explained
8.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened7.9%
6,573 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
9.Exhaust system leaking or insecure5.6%
4,677 occurrencesExhaust leaking or insecure explained
10.A tyre seriously damaged5.5%
4,625 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Nissan Juke tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements21.9%
72,030 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.A tyre seriously damaged18.7%
61,403 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm13.5%
44,409 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
4.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn12.2%
39,927 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
5.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded10.4%
34,105 testsBrake pipe corroded explained
6.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured10.3%
33,965 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
7.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn5.2%
17,102 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
8.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users4.8%
15,804 tests

How wear changes the picture

Pass rate by vehicle age

3–5 yrs89%

6–8 yrs79%

9–11 yrs65%

12–14 yrs55%

15+ yrs52%

Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Juke fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 62,908
Fuel mix of tested cars: Petrol73.7%
Diesel25.1%
Hybrid1.2%

Trim names grouped into this model (23)

Recorded exactly as DVSA holds them. Trim-level names are rolled up so one model is not split across a dozen thin pages.

JUKE ACENTA DIG-T
JUKE ACENTA DIG-T S-A
JUKE ACENTA PREMIUM DIG-T
JUKE ACENTA SPORT
JUKE DCI
JUKE DIG-T
JUKE ENIGMA DIG-T
JUKE ENIGMA DIG-T S-A
JUKE KIIRO DIG-T
JUKE KIIRO DIG-T S-A
JUKE N-CONNECTA DIG-T
JUKE N-CONNECTA DIG-T S-A
JUKE N-CONNECTA HEV CVT
JUKE PREMIERE EDITION DIG-T
JUKE PREMIERE EDITION DIG-T SA
JUKE PREMIERE EDITION HEV CVT
JUKE TEKNA + DIG-T
JUKE TEKNA + DIG-T S-A
JUKE TEKNA + HEV CVT
JUKE TEKNA DIG-T
JUKE TEKNA DIG-T S-A
JUKE TEKNA HEV CVT
JUKE VISIA DIG-T

Check a specific Nissan Juke

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Nissan models

Nissan Qashqai — 67.4% adjusted
Nissan Micra — 63.8% adjusted
Nissan Note — 65.9% adjusted
Nissan X-Trail — 70.5% adjusted
Nissan Navara — 68.6% adjusted
Nissan Leaf — 72.0% adjusted
All Nissan models

Similar test volumes

Compare against other makes

Fiat 500 — 65.3% adjusted, ranked 219
Volkswagen Transporter — 73.7% adjusted, ranked 125
Honda Jazz — 75.5% adjusted, ranked 101
Ford Kuga — 75.3% adjusted, ranked 106

Common questions

Is the Nissan Juke reliable?: On MOT evidence the Nissan Juke is below average. It passes 66.5% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%, which ranks it 210 of 262 models with enough data for a fair comparison. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Nissan Juke?: The item recorded most often is "A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn", which appears in 30.0% of failed Nissan Juke tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Nissan Juke?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 21.9% of all Nissan Juke tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Nissan Juke usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 62,908 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Does a Nissan Juke get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 88.7% of Nissan Juke tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 52.2%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Nissan Juke models petrol or diesel?: Of the Nissan Juke cars tested, 74% are petrol, 25% are diesel, 1% are hybrid. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. The adjusted rate is directly standardised across twenty-five age and mileage bands and reweighted onto the national distribution, so this model is compared against cars that have lived a similar life rather than against a younger or lighter-used fleet.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.