Nissan Qashqai — reliability by registration year

2007–2023 · 17 registration years · 573,354 first tests

2014 breaks the run — 4.4 pp better than the years either side 2013 breaks the run — 4.8 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Qashqai registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Nissan Qashqai first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 1,871 92.6% 94.6%
2022 40,576 89.8% 92.5% Brake pads (rear) 18.1%
2021 28,472 87.8% 90.9% Visibility — Wipers (front) 18.2%
2020 31,521 87.0% 89.8% Brake pads (front) 15.6%
2019 47,673 83.3% 86.1% Brake pads (front) 14.6%
2018 45,117 79.4% 82.4% Brake pads (rear) 11.4%
2017 57,212 76.0% 79.0% Brake pads (rear) 11.2%
2016 55,751 71.3% 74.8% Ball joint (front) 14.6%
2015 53,336 68.2% 72.0% Ball joint (front) 15.9%
2014 41,861 64.6% 68.6% Ball joint (front) 17.5%
4.4 pp better than the years either side What failed 2014 Qashqais most often: Ball joint (front) (17.5%) · Coil spring (rear) (14.8%) · Track rod end (front) (10.8%)
2013 42,253 52.2% 59.4% Track rod end (front) 23.9%
4.8 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2013 Qashqais most often: Track rod end (front) (23.9%) · Position lamp (front) (18.9%) · Ball joint (front) (16.8%)
2012 36,763 49.5% 56.9% Track rod end (front) 20.8%
2011 29,126 47.2% 54.0% Track rod end (front) 24.0%
2010 26,166 45.2% 53.0% Track rod end (front) 23.7%
2009 18,193 42.3% 51.9% Track rod end (front) 24.1%
2008 10,306 42.3% 52.3% Track rod end (front) 24.6%
2007 7,157 44.3% 55.4% Track rod end (front) 23.1%

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