Nissan Qashqai Problems

Diesels work at their best when they're running fully warmed-up and for long periods. If you aren't doing a reasonable amount of kilometres you can have trouble with the DPF system in the car, which can become clogged and require servicing to clear it. In your situation, doing very short trips to and from work each day I would buy the petrol variant.

It’s a tough call, the Qashqai gets the nod on price and for having a diesel engine option and better luggage capacity, the XV is all-wheel drive, but there’s no diesel. The Nissan by a nose.

Not significantly. If you’re interested in a current model Quashqai I would wait until just before the new model is due and take advantage of the run-out sales that will surely come.

There’s no difference between the 2015 and 2017 models, the price difference can presumably be attributed to the two years difference in age, and the difference in kilometres done.

So long as it is properly maintained with services done at least as often as the owner's manual suggests, Nissan's Qashqai is a good car and will be as reliable as any other car in its class.

While they have the looks of a small 4x4, all current-model Nissan Qashqai sold new in Australia are front wheel drive-only. There are no all wheel drive, 4x4, or rear wheel drive variants sold new in Australia.

The J11-series Nissan Qashqai is built in several Nissan manufacturing plants around the world, including in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England, Wuhan, Hubei in China, Saint Petersberg in Russia, and Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Australian Qashqais are sourced from the Japanese facility. The J11-series has been on sale since 2013, with a mid-series refresh unveiled last year in 2017, so the next model is thought to be coming out in 2020.

I am reluctant to recommend any European car, particularly those from VW, because of the problems that have soured the ownership experience for so many people. Rather than those you name I would be looking at the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V or Suzuki Vitara.

The Trax is good value for money and stacks up well against all comers in the class. The 1.4 turbo is the best engine, and it has a conventional auto instead of a CVT that most of its rivals have. Others to look at are the Suzuki S-Cross, Ford Kuga, Nissan Qashqai, Mazda CX-5 and Subaru XV.