MOT comparison

Nissan Qashqai J12 vs Ford Kuga Mk3

How the Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen) (2021–2026) and the Ford Kuga Mk3 (2020–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen)

112,644

MOT tests compared · built 2021–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 7 mileage bands

Ford Kuga Mk3

130,751

MOT tests compared · built 2020–2026

Passes more often in 5 of 7 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Nissan Qashqai J12 Ford Kuga Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 95.0% vs 94.4%

7,924 and 6,777 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.1% vs 93.6%

31,467 and 28,248 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.6% vs 91.1%

36,061 and 38,282 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.7% vs 89.5%

21,371 and 28,865 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 85.6% vs 87.2%

10,038 and 16,411 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.6% vs 84.8%

4,191 and 8,055 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 82.6% vs 83.6%

1,592 and 4,113 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 J12 fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Kuga Mk3: 3.1% of MOTs against 0.92%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen wiper

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Kuga Mk3: 2.4% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front track rod end

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Kuga Mk3: 0.70% of MOTs against 0.04%.

In 4 of 7 mileage bands · Steering Issues

Ford Kuga Mk3 fails more often on

Engine management light

Fails about 12 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J12: 0.74% of MOTs against 0.07%.

In 4 of 7 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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.