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Nissan Juke seat belts and airbags problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 150,122 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 0.7 in 100 MOT tests of the Nissan Juke failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 150,122 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 1.3–1.4× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 983 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 13 ages from 3 to 15 years, 1,225,209 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 8 years: 150,122 for the Nissan Juke

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.7 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Nissan Juke fails more often here.

Why it matters

A seat belts and airbags fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

Nissan Juke seat belts and airbags fails by age

Nissan Juke seat belts and airbags fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Nissan Juke. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0123 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 75,703 MOT tests34 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 81,058 MOT tests5 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 98,565 MOT tests56 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 118,052 MOT tests7 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 137,280 MOT tests78 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 150,122 MOT tests9 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 147,330 MOT tests910 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 136,530 MOT tests11 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 0.9), 117,786 MOT tests1112 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 85,086 MOT tests13 years: 2.0 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 49,798 MOT tests1314 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 1.5), 23,391 MOT tests15 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 4,508 MOT tests15
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Nissan Juke All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
375,7030.40.3
481,0580.40.3
598,5650.40.3
6118,0520.50.4
7137,2800.50.4
8150,1220.70.5
9147,3300.90.6
10136,5301.20.7
11117,7861.50.9
1285,0861.71.0
1349,7982.01.2
1423,3911.81.5
154,5081.81.7

All first-use years of the Nissan Juke pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the seat belts and airbags at 8 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 petrol: 0.7 per 100 at 8 years, fails 1.6–2.0× as often as petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 48,030 MOT tests)
  • 1.5 diesel: 0.8 per 100 at 8 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 54,438 MOT tests)
  • 1.2 petrol: 0.5 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 47,617 MOT tests)
  • 1.0 petrol: 0.4 per 100 at 3 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 53,916 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Seat belt condition: webbing slightly damaged or frayed.

Check one Nissan Juke, not the average

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Other Nissan Juke problems

Seat belts and airbags on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Nissan Juke have more seat belts and airbags problems than other cars?

1.3 to 1.4 times the seat belts and airbags fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 150,122 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 9 of the 13 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Nissan Juke seat belts and airbags problems?

0.7 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 150,122 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 1,225,209 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare