MOT fail rates by first-use year

2013 Nissan Qashqai MOT fail rate and common faults

How Nissan Qashqai cars first used in 2013 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 182,370 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 12 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 12 (n=44,560)46.8%

All cars at 12 years (n=7,303,151)36.0%

Difference+10.8 pts

MOT tests of 2013 cars, 2022 to 2025182,370

What stands out

In 2025, at 12 years old, Nissan Qashqai cars first used in 2013 failed 46.8% of MOTs (44,560 tests), 10.8 points above the 36.0% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 9 to 12 years old, the fail rate moved from 36.1% to 46.8%.
Nissan Qashqai cars first used a year earlier, in 2012, failed 48.8% at the same age of 12 years (40,387 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Nissan Qashqai at 12 years, is steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 10.7 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 1.9).

MOT fail rate by test year

Nissan Qashqai cars first used in 2013: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	9 years	36.1%	46,220	27.1%	+9.0 pts
2023	10 years	40.4%	45,995	30.3%	+10.1 pts
2024	11 years	44.7%	45,595	33.3%	+11.4 pts
2025	12 years	46.8%	44,560	36.0%	+10.8 pts

Most common faults at 12 years

These figures cover all Nissan Qashqai MOTs at 12 years: cars first used 2010 to 2013, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=152,233). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Steering track rod end: ball joint play	10.7	1.9
Side/position light not working Wear	9.8	4.1
Suspension ball joint worn	9.3	2.4
Driveshaft CV boot split	7.9	1.8
Suspension arm bush worn	4.7	1.8
Anti-roll bar link worn	4.6	1.1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	4.5	2.1
Dipped headlight not working Wear	4.2	2.1
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	3.9	2.9
Handbrake too weak	3.6	1.5

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=152,233). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	19.5	18.0
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	14.6	7.6
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	12.7	7.3
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.4	10.4
Track rod end ball joint: slight play	8.9	1.6
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	8.2	8.9
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	7.6	4.6
Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated	6.9	1.8
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	6.9	6.0
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.4	1.7

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=152,233). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 12 years

These figures cover all Nissan Qashqai MOTs at 12 years: cars first used 2010 to 2013, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=152,233). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	57.6%	51.6%	87,684	36.9%	103,819 miles
Petrol	42.4%	43.9%	64,542	35.3%	84,250 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 12 years

These figures cover all Nissan Qashqai MOTs at 12 years: cars first used 2010 to 2013, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=152,233). At 12 years, Nissan Qashqai cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (56.4%, n=7,702) than those at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (30.5%, n=14,309). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
30,000 to 60,000 miles	30.5%	14,309	27.7%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	44.8%	48,605	36.2%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	52.9%	55,207	40.2%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	55.7%	24,562	41.2%
Over 150,000 miles	56.4%	7,702	41.3%

Car tax rules for a 2013 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Diesel cars first registered before September 2015 usually do not meet Euro 6, so a 2013 diesel usually pays the ULEZ daily charge. A few models met Euro 6 early.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Nissan Qashqai

2012 Nissan Qashqai 2014 Nissan Qashqai

Other Nissan models first used in 2013

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Nissan Juke (2013)	12 years in 2025	44.7%	34,032	36.0%
Nissan Note (2013)	12 years in 2025	36.2%	11,836	36.0%
Nissan Micra (2013)	12 years in 2025	36.0%	11,433	36.0%
Nissan Navara (2013)	12 years in 2025	41.2%	3,301	36.0%
Nissan X-Trail (2013)	12 years in 2025	37.2%	1,580	36.0%
Nissan Leaf (2013)	12 years in 2025	42.3%	1,214	36.0%

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 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.