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Most families will  nd

plenty of space, and the

boot will take a buggy

The Qashqai feelsveryspacious,though,

with plenty of headandlegroomfrontand

rear, even for tall adults.Thebootislargeand

easily accessible, withspace orafoldedbb

buggy or a travel cotan

The Qashqai’s highlyp

up by a fi ve-star Euro

although this wasachie

HOW MUCH WILLIT CO

Prices start at about£60

for earlier exampleswi

a higher mileage and

£7000 for lower-

mileage cars. You’ll

fi nd decent 2016

models for between

£8000 and £10,000,

while upwards of

£11,000 is needed

for post-facelift 2017

versions.Post-2019carswillset

youbackatleast£13,000.

Optforthe1.5-litredieseland

youcouldseenearly50mpg

indailyuse.Indeed,thepost-

facelift1.5dieselreturnsan

official53.3mpginthelatestWLTP

tests,whilethebest-performing

petrolinlatercarsisthe1.3 140

with41.5mpg.Theold1.6diesel

isalmostasefficientinnormal

drivingandcostsjust£30per

yeartotax,whiletheolderpetrol

enginesreturn35-40mpgin

regulardrivingandcost£120

(forthe1.2)or£140(forthe1.6)

totax.Qashqaisregisteredafter

April 2017 willallpayaflatrateof

annualcartax,currently£150.

WHATSHOULDI LOOKFOR?

TheQashqaiisaverypopular

choicewithfamilies,solook

outforscratchesandscrapes

wherebulkyitemssuchasbikesandbaby

b i h

ownersofthe1.2petrolhavefound

thatthisengineconsumesan

excessiveamountofoil,socheck

theleveltomakesureitisn’tlow.

Therehavealsobeenreported

problemswithrattlingtiming

chainsandthestop-startsystem

notworkingasitshould.

Unfortunately,theQashqaihas

apoorreputationforreliability.In

ourlatestsurvey,47%ofsecond-

generationdieselmodelsand46%

ofpetrolversionshadproblems.

Ahighvolumeofelectricalfaults

waslargelytoblame,butthere

wereotherproblems,too,allof

whichmeanstheQashqaiputsa

seriousdentinNissan’sreputation

formakingreliablecars.Nissanas

abrandfinishedadisappointing

27thoutof 31 manufacturers.

WHICHONESHOULDI BUY?

Ifyou’rebuyingapre-2019

Qashqai,we’drecommendoptingforthe1.5

diesel,particularlyifyouregularlydriveon

hemotorway.However,ifyoucanstretch

oacurrentmodel,ourfavouriteisthe1.3

40 petrol,whichblendssmoothnessand

efinementwithreasonableeconomy.The

ood-valueAcentaPremiumtrimlevelgets

urnod,too;it’swellequipped,givingyou

ual-zoneclimatecontrol,alloywheelsanda

leasant-feelingleathersteeringwheel.

tilla comfortableandpractical

amily SUV; only a poor reliability

ecord gives cause for concern

SAYS

‘ProPilot’ driver assistance was standard from 2019 Dashboardis smart, but infotainment is  ddly to use

GOOD

Well equipped

Reasonably ef cient

Re ned and comfortable

BAD

Poor reliability record

Dated infotainment

Ride suffers on

19in wheels

2019 Nissan

Qashqai 1.3 140

DiG-T Acenta

Premium, 3000

miles, £16,995

2016 Nissan

Qashqai 1.5 dCi

Tekna, 30,000 miles,

£10,500

ONES WE FOUND

2014 Nissan

Qashqai 1.5 dCi

Acenta, 48,000

miles, £6995