MOT comparison

Nissan Qashqai J12 vs MG HS 1st Gen

How the Nissan Qashqai J12 (3rd Gen) (2021–2026) and the MG HS 1st Gen (2018–2026) 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 3 of 7 mileage bands

MG HS 1st Gen

92,472

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 0 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 MG HS 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 95.0% vs 92.9%

7,924 and 5,547 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.1% vs 91.3%

31,467 and 21,822 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.6% vs 89.2%

36,061 and 28,508 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.7% vs 86.7%

21,371 and 19,414 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 85.6% vs 84.5%

10,038 and 10,188 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.6% vs 83.2%

4,191 and 4,831 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 82.6% vs 82.7%

1,592 and 2,162 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

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 6 times as often as the MG HS 1st Gen: 2.5% of MOTs against 0.46%.

In 6 of 7 mileage bands · Driver's View
Front brake pad

Fails about 5 times as often as the MG HS 1st Gen: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.35%.

In 4 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System

MG HS 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake disc

Fails about 6 times as often as the Nissan Qashqai J12: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.18%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Nissan Qashqai J12: 1.5% of MOTs against 0.66%.

In 5 of 7 mileage bands · Driver's View

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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.