Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan Qashqai
Track rod end excessive play on the Nissan Qashqai is recorded on 171,442 tests — 8.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 4.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 4.1× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 16 of 309, highest first |
| The model's own record | 2,089,595 tests · every year of the Qashqai → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Qashqai tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2007, 7.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.3%. The share has fallen 6.8 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 7.2%; best 2022 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8,241 | 115,158 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 11,392 | 159,855 | 7.1% |
| 2009 | 19,364 | 276,657 | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 24,068 | 377,700 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 24,108 | 408,042 | 5.9% |
| 2012 | 23,486 | 493,605 | 4.8% |
| 2013 | 29,064 | 545,199 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 9,189 | 501,018 | 1.8% |
| 2015 | 7,304 | 612,912 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,485 | 621,543 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 4,948 | 615,894 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 364 | 110,367 | 0.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £18–£45 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Track rod end excessive play: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Qashqai MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →