Nissan Qashqai MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Nissan Qashqai took 554,926 MOT tests in Britain and passed 71% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 554,926
First-time pass rate: 71%
All cars: 71%

What the Qashqai fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Suspension11.3% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics9.8% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes7.4% (all cars 6.8%)
Tyres5.5% (all cars 6.4%)
Steering5.2% (all cars 1.8%)
Visibility4.9% (all cars 4.8%)
Body and structure4.0% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions2.3% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 4.3%
Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 4.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.8%
Position lamp: not working 3.6%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.7%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.1%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 2.0%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin 14.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 10.3%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 10.2%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 7.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.2%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play 3.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 2.9%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2007	11,009	45%
2008	14,337	44%
2009	24,176	43%
2010	31,904	48%
2011	34,049	51%
2012	40,997	54%
2013	45,761	59%
2014	45,125	71%
2015	56,240	76%
2016	58,313	80%
2017	59,527	83%
2018	47,334	85%
2019	50,515	88%
2020	33,813	91%
2021	1,767	91%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	23,186 miles
4 years	30,837 miles
5 years	40,214 miles
6 years	47,864 miles
7 years	57,113 miles
8 years	66,661 miles
9 years	75,860 miles
10 years	81,826 miles
11 years	90,745 miles
12 years	98,534 miles
13 years	106,761 miles
14 years	111,514 miles
15 years	114,857 miles
16 years	117,171 miles

Check a particular Qashqai

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Nissan models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.