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Nissan QASHQAI - 2016

173.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan QASHQAI, model year 2016. Sample size: 59,909 cars, 130,114 tests and 226,082 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 59,909 cars

The 2016 Nissan Qashqai has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 174 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 151 defects per 100. Notably, the Qashqai performs significantly better in categories such as Lights & Electrics and Body/Structure, where it shows a 42% and a 51% lower defect rate, respectively. However, the model has a notably higher incidence of issues with Steering and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, with defects in Steering being 21% more prevalent than average. As mileage increases, the defect rate for the Qashqai also rises more sharply than the average, particularly in the higher mileage categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 59,909 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 16.8% worse
91.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 155.6% worse
20.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 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
▼ 2.0% worse
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 45.3% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.9% worse
191.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 54.9% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
  • A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
Equipment
▲ 45.5% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 18.6% better
9.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 340 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: 34,045
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25,512
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,925
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,230
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,472
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 13,550
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,076
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 5,752
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,924
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,643

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6,076
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,924
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,429
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,325
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,723
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,404
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,165
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,092
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,521
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,442