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Nissan QASHQAI - 2018

139.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan QASHQAI, model year 2018. Sample size: 48,622 cars, 106,587 tests and 148,556 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 48,622 cars

The 2018 Nissan Qashqai has a higher overall defect rate of 139 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 120 per 100, indicating a 16% increase in defects. Notably, the model performs significantly better in categories like steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure, with defect rates substantially lower than the average. However, it faces challenges with brakes and wheels, showing higher defect rates in these areas. As mileage increases, defects also rise, especially in the higher mileages, where the Qashqai shows a notable increase in issues compared to the average vehicle in the same mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 48,622 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 34.6% worse
92.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 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
▲ 30.0% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 2.2% better
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 52.8% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 18.8% worse
150.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 54.9% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 18.2% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 12.9% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 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)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26,304
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23,708
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23,236
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,326
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,431
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,092
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,587
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,395
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,278
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,149

Serious faults (Top 10)

Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,092
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,278
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,149
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,413
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,409
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,388
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,238
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,072
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 751
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 679