2009 Nissan Cube: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 143 complaints
143
Total Complaints
73,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

49,181 25th Percentile
73,500 Median Mileage
99,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
22
STEERING
21
POWER TRAIN
19
ENGINE
15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
WHEELS
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
AIR BAGS
4

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
4
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. SUDDENLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE DEACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AGAIN. THE DEALER..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS DIFFICULTY ADJUSTING THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE COMPONENT IS LOCATED AT HIS KNEE LEVEL. VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ..."
"THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ON OUR NEW NISSAN CUBE WERE HAZED OVER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO COST. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE REPLACEMENT HEAD LIGHTS ARE WORSE THAN THE ONES REPLACED. WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR CAR I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND THEY ARE WORSE TH..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28