Nissan Qashqai 2012. What to look out for?
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It’s the budget end of the market I know; but daughter has her sights set on it, I’ve no experience of this type of car, therefore turning to PH for assistance.
62 plate, 1.6 Accenture with 60k on the clock. If you could let me know of any issues to look out for, Google has sporadic info, but experience is what I’m hoping for here.
TIA
62 plate, 1.6 Accenture with 60k on the clock. If you could let me know of any issues to look out for, Google has sporadic info, but experience is what I’m hoping for here.
TIA
I've got a 2007 one of these which is basically the same car, just without the facelift. Very good robust car in the time I've had it. Extremely easy to work on too, like something built in the 1970s. No rust apparent yet even at 15 years old, and no issues with things like warning lights that plagued my old Golf. The engine is chain cam and pretty decent but not the most powerful. Mine does well over 40mpg and even more in certain conditions but used to be even better before they brought in E10 petrol.
Make sure the aircon is working and the cabin blowers are working freely, the pollen filter is buried in the dash on these and is an absolute sod to change.
Make sure the aircon is working and the cabin blowers are working freely, the pollen filter is buried in the dash on these and is an absolute sod to change.
Easy to overlook but check all tyres - replacement is about £100 each, more for premium brands. Check number of keys. I had to get a 2nd one for mine and that was £240 from Nissan a few years back. Check rear subframe for rust too.
Other than that, they are good cars, comfortable and reliable. Had my 1.5DCI for almost 5 years without issues
Other than that, they are good cars, comfortable and reliable. Had my 1.5DCI for almost 5 years without issues
un1eash said:
Even worse it's a CVT.
Is the box unreliable, or is it more a case that you just don't like CVTs?Not really thought about these before, but tempted to get a cheap one to replace my shed. I would actually prefer an Auto, don't care that it is a CVT but I am concerned that it will fail as soon as I buy the car and cause me to weigh it in.
We've an auto, probably a CVT, lovely and easy to drive.
The whole car is the most boring thing we've owned, had it 3 years, no problems at all, goes all over.
Cameras and tech stuffed in every corner.
It's everything you want from a car, big enough, reliable, totally forgettable, not worth pinching...completely invisible.
The whole car is the most boring thing we've owned, had it 3 years, no problems at all, goes all over.
Cameras and tech stuffed in every corner.
It's everything you want from a car, big enough, reliable, totally forgettable, not worth pinching...completely invisible.
dundarach said:
The whole car is the most boring thing we've owned, had it 3 years, no problems at all, goes all over.
It's everything you want from a car, big enough, reliable, totally forgettable, not worth pinching...completely invisible.
Yes those are also the things I value in my car, it goes everywhere I need it to, include rough tracks in the absolute arse end of nowhere, onto farmland and quarry sites. The ground clearance and m+s tyres make up for the lack of 4wd so I haven't got stuck yet. It costs buttons to run even at £1.50 a litre and is cheap to keep on the road, you don't spend journeys worrying what that fault code/light on the dash is, it'll start every time you go to it and as pointed out it is completely overlooked by thieves or vandals. It's everything you want from a car, big enough, reliable, totally forgettable, not worth pinching...completely invisible.
The Mrs has a 2012 1.5DCI that's now on 85k
It's a decent car to be fair better than expected, plenty of space for 2 kids and a dog, makes a bit of a racket around town as most diesels do but its comfortable and surprisingly quiet on the motorway. A few suspension components needed replacing a few years ago and there's an ongoing issue with the seatbelt warning light coming on for no reason but nothing major has gone wrong other than that. Has lots of toys and everything works as it should.
The 1.5DCI in hers seems to be bullet proof. (with 2 -3 oil changes per year) not heard anything bad about the petrols either so you should be fine. Try and get a 360 or Tekna model for the extras.
It's a decent car to be fair better than expected, plenty of space for 2 kids and a dog, makes a bit of a racket around town as most diesels do but its comfortable and surprisingly quiet on the motorway. A few suspension components needed replacing a few years ago and there's an ongoing issue with the seatbelt warning light coming on for no reason but nothing major has gone wrong other than that. Has lots of toys and everything works as it should.
The 1.5DCI in hers seems to be bullet proof. (with 2 -3 oil changes per year) not heard anything bad about the petrols either so you should be fine. Try and get a 360 or Tekna model for the extras.
Edited by eleveneleven on Tuesday 15th February 12:41
Gareth1974 said:
Interesting thank you, looks like a few CVT failures, some dci issues, and general stuff to be aware of. Great link. You will hear a lot of horror stories on the internet about Qashqai's as they sell thousands of them but there's a reason they are so popular. We had a 2016 1.2 Dig-T Tekna for 3 years with zero issues.
1.5 DCi do have DPF issues and timing belts should be changed every 5 years. CVT autos are known to fail also and can be costly, the same applys to the Juke. Some early 1.2 Dig-T suffered oil consumption problems.
1.5 DCi do have DPF issues and timing belts should be changed every 5 years. CVT autos are known to fail also and can be costly, the same applys to the Juke. Some early 1.2 Dig-T suffered oil consumption problems.
I bought a 2008 for my girlfriend, it's a decent car to drive, but boring on the outside and the in.
Went for the 140bhp 2.0 petrol manual, hoping for reliability. No idea on fuel economy figures, but 20 litres lasts her longer than it did in her 1.8 petrol Astra that had less power.
Interior room is ample, leg room is good. Could fit 5 adults fine, but would be lacking going 5 up if you had more than one child in a full car seat on the rear bench. I prefer estates to crossovers, but the car being a bit higher isn't unpleasant, even if a bit pointless.
I kicked the arse out of it on the test drive, expecting to find it crap, but it genuinely handles well. Absorbes bumps and the body rolls plenty, but decent amount of grip. Think it's fairly light at around 1350kg, making it only about 30kg up on a Mk5 Golf Gti.
Springs squeak a lot, and the suspension arms on the rear are orangey brown with surface rust. The Facebook group posts would suggest this occasionally leads to structural failures but doesn't seem common.
Can't fault it as a family run about. Ours is in a nice light blue with 5 spoke alloys. I've gone from hating the way it looks to mostly tolerating it now.
Went for the 140bhp 2.0 petrol manual, hoping for reliability. No idea on fuel economy figures, but 20 litres lasts her longer than it did in her 1.8 petrol Astra that had less power.
Interior room is ample, leg room is good. Could fit 5 adults fine, but would be lacking going 5 up if you had more than one child in a full car seat on the rear bench. I prefer estates to crossovers, but the car being a bit higher isn't unpleasant, even if a bit pointless.
I kicked the arse out of it on the test drive, expecting to find it crap, but it genuinely handles well. Absorbes bumps and the body rolls plenty, but decent amount of grip. Think it's fairly light at around 1350kg, making it only about 30kg up on a Mk5 Golf Gti.
Springs squeak a lot, and the suspension arms on the rear are orangey brown with surface rust. The Facebook group posts would suggest this occasionally leads to structural failures but doesn't seem common.
Can't fault it as a family run about. Ours is in a nice light blue with 5 spoke alloys. I've gone from hating the way it looks to mostly tolerating it now.
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