Nissan Cube - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Cube owners have reported a total of 288 problems for their cars built in the 6 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Cube. The 2009 Nissan Cube cars have the most problems reported (139 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Nissan Cube

Model Year Number of Problems
  2014 Cube
10
  2013 Cube
4
  2012 Cube
24
  2011 Cube
39
  2010 Cube
72
  2009 Cube
139

🔍 Common problems of Nissan Cube

The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for Nissan Cube cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (47 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (47 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Nissan Cube

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Cube of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Cube model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Cube model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Cube Model Years

Cube
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2014 103,56912    
0.23
  2013 46,17313    
0.05
  2012 246,01414    
0.29
  2011 3914,30015    
0.18
  2010 7219,37116    
0.23
  2009 13928,38817    
0.29

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Cube is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model YearProblems Reported
  2012 Cube
1
  2011 Cube
1
  2010 Cube
3
  2009 Cube
7


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