2011 Nissan Qashqai 1.5L Diesel · EX11 EOC

The vehicle most recently passed its MOT on 17 April 2025 with no defects recorded, and the prior test on 20 April 2024 was also a clean pass. Across five recorded tests dating back to 13 April 2022, only one entry stands out as a failure: 10 April 2024 returned an unsuccessful result despite being followed by a pass just ten days later on 20 April 2024. With no advisories or defect codes listed on any test, the official record itself is unusually sparse and provides limited diagnostic information. A buyer should not, however, interpret the absence of advisories as proof of sound mechanical condition — MOT testers only record items at the threshold of failure or close to it, and a great deal of wear can exist below that line. Annual mileage works out at roughly 8,313 miles per year, which sits within the typical range for a 15-year-old car of this type. The interval from 2022 to 2025 represents about three years of recorded mileage accumulation, suggesting reasonably steady use rather than long periods of standing. That said, at 124,695 miles, the Qashqai is well into high-mileage territory for its platform, and components such as suspension bushes, coil springs, brake discs, and clutch or dual-mass flywheel wear become increasingly relevant regardless of what the MOT log shows. A gap of only ten days between the failed test on 10 April 2024 and the subsequent pass on 20 April 2024 is a minor detail worth noting, but with no defect details captured here, the precise cause of that single failure cannot be established from the data supplied. Given the clean advisory record but the underlying mileage, a prospective buyer should focus their physical inspection on the items the MOT would not necessarily capture in detail: condition of the front strut top mounts and rear torsion beam bushes, signs of oil seepage from the timing chain area common to the 1.5 and 1.6 dCi units, brake disc lipping and caliper slide pins, and any corrosion forming around the rear wheel arches and underbody seams. Tyres, wipers, and fluid condition are also worth a close look at this age. Finally, with the most recent test now around sixteen months in the past, a fresh pre-purchase MOT or independent inspection is advisable before committing, both to satisfy current legal requirements and to verify that nothing has deteriorated since April 2025.