It’s been 14 years since Nissan launched the first Juke onto our roads and kickstarted the compact SUV trend.

Back in 2010, the Juke was seen as a smaller alternative to the larger Qashqai in the firm’s range.

Fast forward a decade and a half, and the B-Segment SUV class is positively booming with choice overfilling the market – but this baby Nissan was the first and remains one of the most recognisable.

After the first generation, the second iteration had very big boots to fill when it arrived in 2020. It featured a more modern exterior design with enhanced technology, as well featuring a new interior with upgraded materials and on-board technology.

But, now that the current model is four years old, Nissan has decided to treat its beloved Juke with a midlife makeover.

So, what are the changes, and how does it compare to the outgoing model?

We’ve analysed the latest model to find out.

The interior has been updated

Some facelifts really put even the most eagle-eyed of onlookers to the test, but this latest update for the Juke is noticeable internally at least.

Inside, the car features a new dashboard design with an upgraded 12.3-inch touchscreen system that incorporates wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The old car had an eight-inch screen in comparison.

The steering wheel features a new faux-leather material and there is a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

There is a larger glovebox than before and you’ll find that the interior has been kitted out with more modern USB-C charging ports as well as a USB-A socket, too.

There is a new exterior colour choice

Like with lots of facelifts, Nissan has decided to give the latest Juke and added a paint option that makes it stand out even more than it did before.

Called ‘Iconic Yellow’, it’s not a shade for shy and retiring drivers. The first-generation car in its facelift guise was also available in a yellow shade of paint, but for 2024, Nissan decided to bring back a bright colour option to allow the customer to have that greater mix of choice, rather than specifying the traditional grey, black, white and silver finishes. You might notice that the new Juke also wears Nissan’s latest badging on the nose.

There is no more basic Visia model

Nissan used to offer the Juke in a base trim called Visia. The trouble it suffered from was the fact that it wasn’t very well equipped and the market share of this model was very small compared to the rest of the range.

So, for this facelift, Nissan has decided to drop the poorly equipped Visia trim entirely from the new Juke range, meaning that the entry-level car now is the Acenta Premium – which starts at £23,500 and features 17-inch alloy wheels, the new 12.3-inch infotainment screen and a reversing camera.

There are new trim levels

Nissan may have deleted the base trim, but in its favour, it has added a new one to keep enough choice for the customer when buying their new Juke.

The range now consists of a new flagship trim called N-Sport, which essentially is a top-of-range Tekna+ model with some sportier enhancements.

The N-Sport is priced the same as the former at £28,400, but adds features such as 19-inch black alloy wheels, N-Sport badging, black and yellow leather and Alcantara seats, as well as gloss black inserts on the front and rear bumpers and side skirts.

The engines remain the same

One thing that Nissan has kept though, is the choice of engines. All Jukes come with either a choice of 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbocharged petrol that produces 152bhp and 200Nm of torque. For an added cost, you can have the Juke with a hybrid powertrain that is a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, mated to an electric motor to give 192bhp and 353Nm of torque.