MOT comparison

Nissan Qashqai J10 vs Hyundai ix35 1st Gen

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

Nissan Qashqai J10 (1st Gen)

2,790,702

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2013

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen (LM)

612,309

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2015

Passes more often in 14 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Nissan Qashqai J10 Hyundai ix35 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 91.4% vs 92.4%

14,634 and 2,964 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 89.0% vs 91.0%

93,973 and 21,763 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.2% vs 86.6%

200,532 and 52,756 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 79.6% vs 82.2%

257,107 and 69,526 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 75.3% vs 79.4%

274,905 and 73,124 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 69.9% vs 76.1%

278,774 and 71,913 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 64.0% vs 72.5%

273,001 and 68,050 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 58.3% vs 68.8%

262,115 and 61,073 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.4% vs 65.8%

243,096 and 52,101 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 49.8% vs 63.4%

217,253 and 42,208 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 46.0% vs 59.7%

393,833 and 64,164 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 43.6% vs 57.3%

192,595 and 23,865 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 42.8% vs 55.9%

69,138 and 6,988 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 42.6% vs 54.6%

19,746 and 1,814 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

Nissan Qashqai J10 fails more often on

Front ball joint

Fails about 7 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
Front suspension arm

Fails about 4 times as often as the Hyundai ix35 1st Gen: 6.3% of MOTs against 2.0%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

Hyundai ix35 1st Gen fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 12 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 5 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J10: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.41%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Braking System

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