Honda CR-V vs Nissan Qashqai

On MOT-testable defects the Honda CR-V comes out ahead: 17.0% of its tests record a failure against 20.2% for the Nissan Qashqai, a 3.2-point gap. The biggest single difference is steering, where the Qashqai records failures noticeably more often.

17.0%
CR-V fail rate
20.2%
Qashqai fail rate
3.2pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricHonda CR-VNissan Qashqai
MOT tests analysed1,190,7343,363,758
Pass rate83.0%79.8%
Fail rate17.0%20.2%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Honda CR-V 17.0% Nissan Qashqai 20.2%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryCR-VQashqai
Steering0.0%4.2%
Visibility3.8%0.0%
Lighting & signalling10.0%7.8%
Suspension7.5%9.4%
Brakes4.4%5.9%
Tyres4.0%4.5%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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