MOT comparison

Nissan Qashqai J12 vs Hyundai Tucson Mk4

How the Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen) (2021–2026) and the Hyundai Tucson Mk4 (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 2 of 7 mileage bands

Hyundai Tucson Mk4

140,167

MOT tests compared · built 2020–2026

Passes more often in 4 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 Hyundai Tucson Mk4

Under 10,000 miles 95.0% vs 92.0%

7,924 and 5,042 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.1% vs 91.2%

31,467 and 28,569 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.6% vs 89.5%

36,061 and 43,918 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.7% vs 88.3%

21,371 and 32,825 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 85.6% vs 87.7%

10,038 and 17,733 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.6% vs 86.8%

4,191 and 8,378 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 82.6% vs 87.1%

1,592 and 3,702 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

Headlamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Hyundai Tucson Mk4: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.58%.

In 6 of 7 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear brake pad

Fails about 4 times as often as the Hyundai Tucson Mk4: 3.1% of MOTs against 0.73%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System

Hyundai Tucson Mk4 fails more often on

Engine management light

Fails over 20 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J12: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.06%.

In 5 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.