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Nissan Qashqai MOT fail rate by age

How often the Nissan Qashqai fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 2,264,112 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=222,364)20.2%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test54,419
All cars, median mileage52,953

193 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Nissan Qashqai fails 9.6% of MOTs (160,434 tests), 2.5 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 18 years it fails 53.7% (7,708 tests), 10.5 points above the 43.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 14 years: 13.7 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Coil spring broken, at 1.7 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 18 years 60.9%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Nissan Qashqai: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years9.6%160,43412.1%−2.5 pts21,672 miles
4 years12.0%161,83613.4%−1.4 pts28,940 miles
5 years14.7%190,69615.3%−0.6 pts36,937 miles
6 years17.3%215,76917.8%−0.6 pts45,555 miles
7 years20.2%222,36420.6%−0.4 pts54,419 miles
8 years24.1%219,93723.8%+0.3 pts62,876 miles
9 years30.0%206,16327.1%+2.9 pts71,269 miles
10 years36.3%188,09230.3%+6.0 pts79,739 miles
11 years42.5%165,34133.3%+9.2 pts87,774 miles
12 years48.3%152,23336.0%+12.3 pts95,493 miles
13 years51.6%129,69438.3%+13.3 pts103,109 miles
14 years53.9%101,86440.3%+13.7 pts109,317 miles
15 years55.0%77,52241.6%+13.4 pts114,249 miles
16 years55.4%43,82642.6%+12.8 pts117,044 miles
17 years55.4%20,63343.1%+12.3 pts119,218 miles
18 years53.7%7,70843.3%+10.5 pts120,850 miles

Most common fail items at 7 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major1.7
Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major1.3
Suspension ball joint worn Major1.2

Out of 222,364 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous5
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.3
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major1.4
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.4
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Dangerous0.9

Out of 222,364 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Nissan Juke22.4%137,28020.6%
Nissan X-Trail22.4%49,46320.6%
Nissan Micra24.7%46,53220.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200718 years in 202553.7%7,68443.3%
200817 years in 202555.8%11,06143.1%
200916 years in 202555.6%19,65542.6%
201015 years in 202553.2%28,01341.6%
201114 years in 202551.3%31,07940.3%
201213 years in 202549.4%38,88038.3%
201312 years in 202546.8%44,56036.0%
201411 years in 202534.9%43,85233.3%
201510 years in 202531.3%55,84230.3%
20169 years in 202528.4%58,29127.1%
20178 years in 202523.9%59,70123.8%
20187 years in 202520.5%47,26020.6%
20196 years in 202516.5%49,88517.8%
20205 years in 202512.9%32,80215.3%
20214 years in 202512.1%29,66413.4%
20223 years in 202510.0%43,39412.1%

More on the Nissan Qashqai

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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