2018 Nissan Qashqai 1.2L Petrol · LB18 JWC

The 2018 Nissan Qashqai presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 26 June 2025 at 61,802 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from June 2022 through June 2024 also returned passes with no advisories. The single failure on 20 June 2024 at 56,962 miles is anomalous: the DVSA record shows no defects listed against that failure, and the vehicle passed on the same day at the same mileage, indicating an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Mileage accumulation is consistent with typical use for an eight-year-old vehicle. The record shows 44,541 miles in June 2022, 49,913 in June 2023, 56,962 in June 2024, and 61,802 in June 2025. That equates to roughly 6,000 to 7,400 miles per year across the documented period, marginally below the 7,725 miles per year average cited for the model. The clean sequence of passes with zero advisories on tyres, brakes, suspension bushes, or corrosion points to a previous owner who kept the car serviced to a standard that satisfied annual statutory testing. A buyer should still commission an independent physical inspection despite the unblemished advisory history. The absence of recorded advisories across four tests means wear items such as brake disc thickness, coil spring condition, and underbody structural integrity were either within tolerance or not scrutinised in depth by the tester. Given the vehicle is now eight years old, inspect for early corrosion on sills and subframes, check suspension arm bushes for perishing, and verify the exhaust emissions system remains within limits under load. The unexplained failure entry from June 2024 warrants a check of the DVSA failure reason code if available, to rule out a missed defect category.