What are the most common problems with a 2007 Nissan Cube?

The biggest MOT weak spot is rear fog light: flagged on 7.8% of tests, 7.8× the rate for all 2007 cars.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used 2007 Nissan Cube?

Any recent work on the rear fog light? (Flagged at MOT 7.8× as often on the 2007 Nissan Cube as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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2007 Nissan Cube: common problems and MOT failures

What MOT testers find on the Nissan Cube first registered in 2007: we looked at the 574 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

574MOTs of 2007 cars, done in 2023–2025

71%pass first time (all 2007 cars: 57%)

4,400typical miles a year

7.8×the usual rate for rear fog light

What goes wrong more than usual on a 2007 Nissan Cube?

Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2007 Nissan Cube than on all cars registered in 2007.

Rear fog light7.8× usual

Nissan Cube
7.8% All 2007 cars
1%

Failed outright at MOT: 7.7%, against 0.9% of all 2007 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

Better than most

Exhaust system: 4.2% here, against 8.9% of all 2007 cars. Shock absorbers: 3.5% here, against 7.8% of all 2007 cars.

Common 2007 Nissan Cube MOT failures and advisories

The share of 2007 Nissan Cube MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

Suspension

30% of testsRough price £120–£400

At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.
Lights and electrics

25% of testsRough price £10–£80

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.
Brakes

24% of testsRough price £150–£350

At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.
Tyres

21% of testsRough price £70–£150

At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.
Wipers, windscreen and mirrors

10% of testsRough price £15–£250

At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.
Driveshafts and joints

8% of testsRough price £60–£350

At the viewing: On full steering lock, drive slowly and listen for clicking from the front wheels.

Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2007 Nissan Cube

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the rear fog light? (Flagged at MOT 7.8× as often on the 2007 Nissan Cube as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Other years

Every year of the Nissan Cube compared

Year	MOT tests	Most flagged
2021	124	Tyres 34%
2020	195	Tyres 28%
2019	269	Tyres 26%
2018	182	Lights and electrics 28%
2017	188	Suspension 35%
2016	245	Suspension 34%
2015	176	Lights and electrics 34%
2014	133	Suspension 38%
2013	210	Lights and electrics 15%
2012	346	Lights and electrics 13%
2011	491	Suspension 27%
2010	2,794	Suspension 40%
2009	531	Tyres 24%
2008	679	Suspension 25%
2006	309	Suspension 32%
2005	294	Lights and electrics 29%
2004	315	Suspension 35%
2003	226	Suspension 42%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Nissan Cube cars first registered in 2007. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score