Model Reports 5 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Nissan Juke 2013: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 54 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2013 Nissan Juke were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Suspension arm ball joint (front).

Summary

A 2013 Nissan Juke passed first time about 2 in every 100 less often than the average of the 2012 and 2014 model years.

At a glance

How 32,457 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
54 in every 100
Did not pass first time
46 in every 10014,788 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
12 yearsabout 83,494 miles
First tests counted
32,457

What failed most often

  1. Suspension arm ball joint (front)23 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Track rod end (front)21 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)10 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2013 Nissan Juke vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 4.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 14,777 of 14,788 failed first attempts (99.9%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Track rod end (front)

Failed on 3,145 first tests4.3 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play is Major, and one worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment is graded Dangerous. A dust cover that is damaged but still keeps dirt out is Minor, and one missing or no longer keeping dirt out is Major. Testers must tell wear from a joint's built-in clearance or spring loading.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 892 first tests, 4.4 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: seat belt condition (rear), 4.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Seat belt condition (rear)

Failed on 398 first tests4.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Any sign of overstretching is a deficiency, and so is a cut anywhere on a child seat belt. On other belts the size of a cut decides it, with a stricter limit at the webbing edge than away from it. Webbing significantly stretched or weakened has rows in both Major and Dangerous grades.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 139 first tests, 2.4 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Brakes

Three faults. The strongest is the electronic stability control: 3.7 times as often as on similar cars.

Electronic stability control

Failed on 395 first tests3.7 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

An ESC warning lamp is failed only when the tester is certain it indicates an ESC malfunction, because the lamp takes various forms and the owner's handbook may need checking. The system is also called ESP, VDC or DSC, among many other names. Every failure row is Major, covering the lamp, wheel speed sensors, wiring, other components and the switch.

Rigid brake pipes (front)

Failed on 346 first tests3.6 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Chafing, corrosion or damage to a rigid brake pipe justifies rejection once its wall thickness is reduced by a set amount, although DVSA accepts this is not easy to determine. If a tester is not sure, the benefit of the doubt applies. A leaking pipe or connection is graded Dangerous on a hydraulic system and Major on an air system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 1,134 first tests, 3.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Rigid brake pipes (rear)

Failed on 464 first tests2.9 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Chafing, corrosion or damage to a rigid brake pipe justifies rejection once its wall thickness is reduced by a set amount, although DVSA accepts this is not easy to determine. If a tester is not sure, the benefit of the doubt applies. A leaking pipe or connection is graded Dangerous on a hydraulic system and Major on an air system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 1,001 first tests, 2.0 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Suspension

Three faults. The strongest is the suspension arm ball joint (front): 3.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Failed on 3,453 first tests3.5 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A suspension arm ball joint is failed under the general suspension pin, bush or joint wording. Excessively worn is Major, and likely to become detached is graded Dangerous.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 841 first tests, 2.7 times as often as on similar cars.

Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)

Failed on 1,528 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Pins and bushes on suspension arms fail as Major when they are excessively worn. They are graded Dangerous when likely to become detached. DVSA uses the same wording for a suspension joint.

Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front)

Failed on 612 first tests2.0 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Excessive wear on an anti-roll bar linkage ball joint is Major. A joint likely to become detached is graded Dangerous.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Body and structure

One fault: exhaust system (rear), 3.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Exhaust system (rear)

Failed on 515 first tests3.1 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board are graded Dangerous, and so is a silencer likely to become detached. Fumes entering the cabin are Major. One or more missing or defective mountings does not necessarily make the exhaust insecure, since testers assess the overall security of the system.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Macpherson strut (front)

Noted on 330 first tests4.6 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Seat belt condition (front)

Noted on 440 first tests4.2 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension sub-frame pins and bushes (front)

Noted on 59 first tests4.2 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Headlight (front)

Noted on 210 first tests3.6 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Flexible brake hoses (rear)

Noted on 376 first tests3.0 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
54in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
7in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
39in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 54.4% of 32,457 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 61.1%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 7 fixed and the 39 not fixed make the 46 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Petrol22,09777,069 miles5755
Diesel10,35896,796 miles5052

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

406080100201020132020Older carsNewer cars
406080100201020132020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
201052 in every 1004,318
201153 in every 10017,771
201255 in every 10024,566
2013 This car54 in every 10032,457
201459 in every 10034,461
201565 in every 10035,812
201670 in every 10035,185
201776 in every 10035,739
201881 in every 10022,918
201984 in every 10018,248
202086 in every 10016,966
202187 in every 10018,838
202293 in every 10015,992

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2013 Juke.

Of 2013 Juke vehicles with under 60,000 miles, 67 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 108,000 miles or more, 48 in every 100 did.

Under 60,0006,314 tests
67
60,000–76,0006,556 tests
57
76,000–91,000 Typical car6,727 tests
52
91,000–108,0006,306 tests
49
108,000 and over6,534 tests
48

Petrol or diesel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Petrol77,069 miles5755
Diesel96,796 miles5052

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because diesel cars have done more miles (typically 96,796 against 77,069). At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 60,00076,000–91,000108,000 and over
Suspension arm ball joint (front)7.811.611.5
Track rod end (front)5.810.710.8
Suspension arm pins and bushes (front)2.35.06.4
Individual sidelight or tail light (front)1.55.46.5
Tyre tread depth (front)1.44.15.2

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

29in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

45in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

11in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

A 2013 Nissan Juke passed first time about 2 in every 100 less often than the average of the 2012 and 2014 model years. In 2025, 54.4% of 32,457 first MOTs on the 2013 Nissan Juke passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 61.1%. Among 14,788 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Track rod end (front) appears more often than on similar cars (21.3% of those tests; 3,145 observed failures; about 4.3× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2013 Nissan Juke at the first attempt were Suspension arm ball joint (front) (23.4%), Track rod end (front) (21.3%) and Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (10.3%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Track rod end (front) (21.3% of those tests; 3,145 observed failures; about 4.3× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Track rod end (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (21.3% of those tests; 3,145 observed failures; about 4.3× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2013 Nissan Juke include Track rod end (front), Seat belt condition (rear), Electronic stability control. These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2013 Nissan Juke (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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