Nissan Qashqai — reliability by registration year
2007–2023 · 17 registration years · 573,354 first tests
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.
| 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% |