2012 Nissan Qashqai 1.5L Diesel · CV12 BBU

The 2012 Nissan Qashqai holds a valid roadworthy certificate after its pass on 26 February 2026 at 183,275 miles, and the underlying maintenance trend reads as stable with no defects or advisories logged across the recent examination cycle. In the preceding test on 14 February 2026 at 183,267 miles the vehicle failed yet the record cites no defects, then secured a pass twelve days later with negligible mileage gain. A similar pattern occurred in early 2025: a fail on 5 February at 176,514 miles with no defects recorded, followed by a pass on 12 February at 176,607 miles. These repeat fail-pass pairs without listed faults suggest either swift procedural correction or administrative anomalies rather than escalating mechanical decay. Total recorded mileage of 183,275 against a fourteen-year service life equates to roughly 13,091 miles per annum, marking the car as high-use for its age, though recent annual increments tell a calmer story. The pass on 15 February 2024 at 169,269 miles gave way to 176,607 miles by 12 February 2025, a 7,338-mile accumulation over eleven months. By the 26 February 2026 test the odometer showed 183,275 miles, adding only 6,668 miles across the intervening year. Such restrained recent running implies the vehicle spent later life on lighter duties, and the sparse annual MOT entries reveal no interim warnings on tyres, wiper blades, or consumable wear. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of core structural and mechanical elements that high mileage and corrosion risk typically threaten on this model, despite the clean documentary trail. The tester logged no advisories on suspension bushes, coil springs, binding calipers, brake discs, exhaust emissions, or structural integrity, but the Qashqai's age demands hands-on checks for front subframe rust, worn damper mounts, and uneven brake disc wear. The unexplained failures in February 2025 and February 2026 warrant obtaining the full DVSA test certificates to confirm whether any rectification work was performed off-record.