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Nissan Qashqai road wheels problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 222,364 MOT tests · Updated

At 7 years, 0.3 in 100 MOT tests of the Nissan Qashqai failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 222,364 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 558 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 9 years and at every older age seen
  • MOT tests at 7 years: 222,364 for the Nissan Qashqai

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.3 fails per 100 MOT tests at 7 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 7 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

A road wheels fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

Nissan Qashqai road wheels fails by age

Nissan Qashqai road wheels fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Nissan Qashqai. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0123 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 160,434 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 161,836 MOT tests5 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 190,696 MOT tests56 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 215,769 MOT tests7 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 222,364 MOT tests78 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 219,937 MOT tests9 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 206,163 MOT tests910 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 188,092 MOT tests11 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 165,341 MOT tests1112 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 152,233 MOT tests13 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 129,694 MOT tests1314 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 101,864 MOT tests15 years: 1.6 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 77,522 MOT tests1516 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 43,826 MOT tests17 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 20,633 MOT tests1718 years: 2.0 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 7,708 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Nissan Qashqai All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
3160,4340.10.1
4161,8360.10.2
5190,6960.20.2
6215,7690.20.2
7222,3640.30.3
8219,9370.30.3
9206,1630.50.4
10188,0920.70.4
11165,3410.90.4
12152,2331.20.5
13129,6941.30.5
14101,8641.40.6
1577,5221.60.6
1643,8261.70.6
1720,6331.80.6
187,7082.00.5

All first-use years of the Nissan Qashqai pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the road wheels at 7 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 0.3 per 100 at 7 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 98,102 MOT tests)
  • 1.2 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 7 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 83,029 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 7 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 9,645 MOT tests)
  • 1.3 petrol: 0.2 per 100 at 7 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 3,264 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 diesel: 0.3 per 100 at 7 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 28,265 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look for cracked or badly kerbed rims and check that every wheel nut is present; a vibration through the wheel at speed points to a bent rim or balance.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Road wheel condition: slightly distorted.

Check one Nissan Qashqai, not the average

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Other Nissan Qashqai problems

Road wheels on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Nissan Qashqai have more road wheels problems than other cars?

0.3 in 100 MOT tests at 7 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 222,364 MOT tests).

How common are Nissan Qashqai road wheels problems?

0.3 in 100 MOT tests at 7 years failed on road wheels, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 222,364 MOT tests).

At what age do Nissan Qashqai road wheels fails start?

9 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 1,093,076 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 2,264,112 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare