MOT comparison

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen vs Nissan Qashqai J10

How the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM) (2009–2015) and the Nissan Qashqai J10 (1st Gen) (2006–2013) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM)

612,309

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

Nissan Qashqai J10 (1st Gen)

2,790,702

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2013

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen Nissan Qashqai J10

Under 10,000 miles 92.4% vs 91.4%

2,964 and 14,634 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.0% vs 89.0%

21,763 and 93,973 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 86.6% vs 84.2%

52,756 and 200,532 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.2% vs 79.6%

69,526 and 257,107 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.4% vs 75.3%

73,124 and 274,905 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 76.1% vs 69.9%

71,913 and 278,774 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 72.5% vs 64.0%

68,050 and 273,001 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 68.8% vs 58.3%

61,073 and 262,115 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 65.8% vs 53.4%

52,101 and 243,096 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 63.4% vs 49.8%

42,208 and 217,253 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 59.7% vs 46.0%

64,164 and 393,833 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 57.3% vs 43.6%

23,865 and 192,595 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 55.9% vs 42.8%

6,988 and 69,138 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 54.6% vs 42.6%

1,814 and 19,746 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 13 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.14%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands
Rear service brake

Fails about 6 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.41%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System
Front coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.42%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Nissan Qashqai J10 fails more often on

Front ball joint

Fails about 5 times as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 5.2% of MOTs against 1.4%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 5.4% of MOTs against 2.8%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.