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Nissan Leaf 10 vs Nissan Qashqai: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Nissan Leaf 10
90%
MOT pass rate · 395 vehicles
More reliable
Nissan Qashqai
77%
MOT pass rate · 608,070 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Nissan Leaf 10 is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 77%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Nissan Leaf 10 Nissan Qashqai
MOT pass rate 90% ✓ 77%
MOT failure rate 10% ✓ 23%
Faults & advisories per test 1.0 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 4% 4%
Average mileage 34,033 mi 85,126 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 395 608,070

Most common faults

Nissan Leaf 10

  1. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nissan Qashqai

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  4. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Nissan Leaf 10 is the more reliable of the two — 90% pass first time versus 77%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Nissan Leaf 10 report Full Nissan Qashqai report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.