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Nissan QASHQAI - 2014

220.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan QASHQAI, model year 2014. Sample size: 45,968 cars, 105,867 tests and 233,699 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 45,968 cars

The 2014 Nissan Qashqai shows a higher overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 221 defects per 100 cars, which is 14% more than the average of 194 defects. Notably, this model stands out positively in the categories of Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment, significantly outperforming the average in each. However, it exhibits a concerning trend in Steering defects, where its rate is over 172% higher than the average, as well as in Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where it registers nearly 250 defects per 100 vehicles. Additionally, defect rates tend to increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 45,968 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 4.2% worse
96.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 161.3% worse
31.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 1.2% worse
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 39.5% better
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 25.1% worse
248.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 48.7% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 19.7% better
12.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 368 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30,298
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26,186
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,856
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,801
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,698
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 13,285
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,230
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 7,387
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,872
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,263

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 9,230
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 5,263
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,719
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,603
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,331
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,630
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,151
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,867
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,657
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,478