Petrol Nissan Qashqai: MOT pass rate

77.5% of petrol Nissan Qashqais pass the MOT first time, measured across 280,692 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 63,921.

Petrol against the other Nissan Qashqai versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Nissan Qashqai specifically, petrol is the strongest at 77.5%, and this petrol version sits 4.4 points above the 73.1% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Nissan Qashqai is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average petrol Nissan Qashqai had covered 63,921 miles at test, against 87,397 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Nissan Qashqai page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a petrol Nissan Qashqai

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4.6% of tests (3.51x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this defect)
3. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1.1% of tests (2.64x the national rate for this defect)
4. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.7% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.2% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.1% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.1% of tests

From 281,931 DVSA-tracked petrol Nissan Qashqai tests, 2024, split out from the Nissan Qashqai's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.46% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Nissan Qashqai

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4% of tests (2.97x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 18.7% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 20.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 16.1% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 6.3% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect), also fails
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.6% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.5% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 3.8% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.4% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.1% of tests

From 281,931 DVSA-tracked petrol Nissan Qashqai tests, 2024.

Other Nissan Qashqai fuel types

• Diesel Nissan Qashqai - 68.6%

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