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Nissan QASHQAI - 2021

70.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Nissan QASHQAI, model year 2021. Sample size: 30,739 cars, 64,440 tests and 45,720 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 30,739 cars

The 2021 Nissan Qashqai has a lower overall defect rate, with 71 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 79 defects per 100, marking a 10% improvement. Notably, the Qashqai performs significantly better in categories such as Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Other, with defect rates substantially lower than the average. However, it does have a higher incidence of brake issues, with 46 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 38. Mileage trends indicate that as mileage increases, the defect rates for the Qashqai also rise, but this mirrors the typical pattern seen across vehicles of the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 30,739 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 15.8% worse
46.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 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
▼ 14.3% worse
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 2.1% better
14.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 39.3% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A front or rear fog lamp: not securely attached
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 18.9% better
70.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 76.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 66.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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
0 323 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: 11,045
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,825
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,027
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,528
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,817
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,555
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,317
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 1,287
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,280
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 995

Serious faults (Top 10)

Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,280
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 995
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 930
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 592
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 461
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 179
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 108
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 96