Where each one leads
MINI Clubman
- Against cars of the same age, the MINI Clubman comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 4% more often than average) than the Nissan Qashqai (passes 5% less often than average).
- Fewer MINI Clubman cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.5% against 2.2%).
Nissan Qashqai
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Nissan Qashqai uses 7.5 l/100 km on the road, the MINI Clubman 7.7.
Too close to call: official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/km).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| MINI Clubman | Nissan Qashqai | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2012–2024 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 124,586 (2015–2022) | 2,286,966 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 56,527 | 693,682 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 12,354 | 107,650 |
| In traffic in Finland | 264 | 52,930 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| MINI Clubman | Nissan Qashqai | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 84% | 71% |
| … against cars of the same age | +4% | −5% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.3% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −6% | — |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| US owner complaints | 80 | — |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2017 (23) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 3 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 352 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| MINI Clubman | Nissan Qashqai | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 8.2 l/100 km (2023) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 7.7 l/100 km | 7.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 6.0 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 7.2 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 144 g/km | 144 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 120 kW (161 hp) | 110 kW (148 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,483 kg | 1,447 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €42,256 | €33,140 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 113,000 km | 147,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).