Nissan Qashqai 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

41.4% of 244,022 MOT tests of the Nissan Qashqai first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 110.0 (95% CI 109.3–110.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Nissan Qashqai fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Nissan Qashqai built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	41.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	244022
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.3–110.7)	110.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	244022
Rank among this model's 14 build years	14	of 14	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	244022
Tested in 2024	40022	tests	median 95,058 miles	2024	40022

Built 2012 against Nissan Qashqai normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 33.4% vs 25.6%; age 8: 36.7% vs 29.2%; age 9: 39.6% vs 34.9%; age 10: 43.1% vs 40.2%; age 11: 46.1% vs 46.1%; age 12: 49.2% vs 49.4%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Nissan Qashqai by registration · All Nissan Qashqai MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Nissan Qashqai fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Qashqai built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	41,096	33.4	33–33.9	25.6	130.4
8	39,208	36.7	36.2–37.2	29.2	125.8
9	41,275	39.6	39.1–40.1	34.9	113.5
10	41,429	43.1	42.6–43.6	40.2	107
11	40,992	46.1	45.6–46.6	46.1	100.1
12	40,022	49.2	48.7–49.6	49.4	99.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 244,022 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Nissan Qashqai?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 35.8 items per 100 first tests, against 19.9 across all build years of the Nissan Qashqai. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Qashqai built 2012 against the Nissan Qashqai in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	35.8	19.9	87,444
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	24	14.4	58,451
Brakes	16.4	11	40,029
Steering	12.5	7.8	30,471
Body, chassis, structure	8.8	6.4	21,586

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 244,022 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Nissan Qashqai, 2012 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 103.7. 2013: index 108.0.

Nissan Qashqai build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	101.3	100.3–102.3	worse	74,354
2008	104.1	103.2–105.0	worse	91,491
2009	108.5	107.7–109.2	worse	144,929
2010	103.1	102.4–103.7	worse	190,221
2011	103.7	103.0–104.4	worse	202,308
2012	110.0	109.3–110.7	worse	244,022
2013	108.0	107.3–108.7	worse	274,546
2014	89.8	89.1–90.5	better	270,333
2015	90.1	89.4–90.7	better	338,514
2016	94.2	93.5–95.0	better	353,654
2017	92.8	91.9–93.6	better	315,765
2018	101.7	100.5–103.0	worse	191,750
2019	96.0	94.6–97.4	better	152,446
2020	90.9	88.7–93.2	better	64,229

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,908,562 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Qashqai 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-qashqai/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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