2021 Nissan Qashqai 1.3L Petrol · JM55 DPM

The 2021 Nissan Qashqai presents a clean bill of health at its most recent MOT on 24 March 2026, recording 57,677 miles with zero defects. This marks a notable improvement from the 16 January 2024 test at 42,539 miles, where the tester flagged front brake pads wearing thin and an offside front tyre worn close to legal limits. The maintenance trend is clearly resolving. Both advisories appear to have been addressed promptly, suggesting the previous owner responded to the defects rather than ignoring them. A clean pass again on 2 April 2025 at 50,757 miles reinforces this pattern of consistent upkeep. The mileage accumulation is steady and unremarkable for a five-year-old vehicle. Between January 2024 and April 2025, the car covered 8,218 miles over roughly fifteen months. From April 2025 to March 2026, it added a further 6,920 miles in eleven months. Annualised at approximately 11,535 miles per year, this sits squarely within normal expectations for mixed urban and motorway use. There are no suspicious gaps or sudden spikes that would suggest long periods of disuse or clocking concerns. Buyers should still carry out a focused physical inspection despite the clean recent record. The 2024 advisory on front brake pads indicates the braking system has seen genuine wear, so checking disc condition and remaining pad thickness remains prudent. The offside front tyre wear pattern flagged on the same date suggests possible tracking or suspension geometry issues, even if the tyre itself was replaced. Inspect the inner edges of all four tyres for uneven wear and have the four-wheel alignment verified. Given the Qashqai's typical use as a family vehicle, examine the rear suspension bushes, coil springs, and shock absorbers for deterioration that may not yet trigger a test failure but could surface between now and the next MOT.