Nissan Qashqai II or Volkswagen T-Roc: which has fewer APK problems?

At 7–8 years (mostly built 2017–2019) 3.1% of inspected Nissan Qashqai IIs had at least one A-problem, against 1.1% for the Volkswagen T-Roc and 3.1% nationally. The Volkswagen T-Roc does clearly better at this age: the confidence intervals do not overlap. Over all ages together the Nissan Qashqai II has an A-problem 15% more often than average, the Volkswagen T-Roc 60% less often.

Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026

At this age the T-Roc has fewer A-problems.

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ModelModel years

Nissan Qashqai II

2014 – 2022

Illustration Nissan Qashqai II

Volkswagen T-Roc

2017 – 2026

Illustration Volkswagen T-Roc
AA-problemsDefects at the APK

3.1%

n = 14,692 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.4%

1.1%

n = 7,453 · 95% CI 0.9 – 1.4%

All defectsAll kinds of APK defects

31.5%

n = 14,692 · 95% CI 30.8 – 32.3%

21.6%

n = 7,453 · 95% CI 20.7 – 22.6%

Three points to checkMost common defects at the APK
  1. 1Springs and shock absorbers
  2. 2Brakes
  3. 3Control arms / ball joints
  1. 1Brakes
  2. 2Seat belts, seats and airbags
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A-problems side by side

Percentages with 95% confidence intervals.

02468101214161820 A-problems (%) National: 3.1% · n = 884,744 · 95% CI 3.1 – 3.1% Nissan Qashqai II2014 – 2022 3.1% (n = 14,692 · 95% CI 2.8 – 3.4%) Volkswagen T-Roc2017 – 2026 1.1% (n = 7,453 · 95% CI 0.9 – 1.4%)

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Source: RDW Open Data (CC0), analysis CarXray.nl. 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars aged 3 years and older, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Each car counts once. How we know