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Nissan Qashqai vs Volkswagen Tiguan

Both are small SUVs. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Volkswagen Tiguan is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 14.6% of the time, against 22.3% for the Nissan Qashqai.

Nissan Qashqai

22.3%

fail at age 7

Rank 175 of 239 · 60k miles at 7 · 537,934 tests

Volkswagen Tiguan

14.6%

fail at age 7

Rank 47 of 239 · 67k miles at 7 · 233,851 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory14.4%

A suspension joint dust cover severely deterioratedMinor8.8%

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deterioratedMinor3.9%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail3.6%

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free playAdvisory3.0%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.7%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory10.1%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory4.6%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.3%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.2%

Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunctionFail2.2%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory2.1%