Nissan Qashqai MOT pass rate and common failures

71% of Nissan Qashqai MOTs passed first time, below the 74% for all cars at the same ages.

71%passed first time (cars its age: 74%)
4.3mNissan Qashqai MOTs counted since May 2018
6,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Nissan Qashqais against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Qashqai	All cars	MOTs
2023	90%	88%	18k
2022	89%	88%	77k
2021	88%	86%	87k
2020	88%	86%	129k
2019	86%	85%	247k
2018	84%	84%	283k
2017	83%	83%	426k
2016	80%	80%	464k
2015	78%	78%	478k
2014	74%	74%	380k
2013	64%	71%	383k
2012	58%	68%	340k
2011	55%	65%	281k
2010	51%	62%	263k
2009	45%	61%	198k
2008	45%	59%	121k
2007	44%	58%	96k

Compare two years of the Qashqai, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Nissan Qashqai MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Suspension ball joint excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.14.0
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.93.7
Track rod end has excessive playOther cars its age: 0.83.7
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 1.83.2
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.42.8
Drive shaft CV boot splitOther cars its age: 1.02.8
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.22.5
Anti-roll bar link excessively wornOther cars its age: 0.52.0

Out of every 100 Nissan Qashqai MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Brake pads wearing thinAdvisory. Other cars its age: 7.414.1
Suspension ball joint excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 1.14.0
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickFail. Other cars its age: 1.93.7
Track rod end has excessive playFail. Other cars its age: 0.83.7
Track rod end has slight playAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.73.3
Anti-roll bar link excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 0.52.0

Out of every 100 Nissan Qashqai MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 6,500 at 3 years old, 4,500 at 19. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Nissan Qashqais in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Nissan Qashqai's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.