Nissan Qashqai - MPG, CO2 and running costs

The Nissan Qashqai 1.3-litre mild-hybrid petrol engine provides either 138bhp or 156bhp. The lower-powered unit returns up to 44.8mpg on the WLTP combined cycle, with CO2 emissions of 142g/km. Opting for the 156bhp version doesn’t significantly reduce fuel economy, but adding four-wheel-drive sees a fall to 40mpg and a CO2 figure of 157g/km. All models come with stop/start tech, along with an Eco drive mode to help eke out extra miles from a tank of fuel.

The Qashqai isn't offered with plug-in hybrid power like its rivals such as the Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson or Vauxhall Grandland. Instead, the brand sees e-Power as the stepping stone from mild-hybrid to a full EV. The Qashqai e-Power is technically a range-extending hybrid, as the petrol engine's sole purpose is to charge a 2.1kWh battery that feeds the electric motor that drives the front wheels. The result is up to 53.3mpg on the WLTP cycle, plus CO2 emissions of 119g/km.

Curiously, when we first drove the e-Power model, the best we could manage in a heavily congested urban environment – where the more electrified powertrain should have shone – was 44mpg, and it wasn’t until we escaped the city that the figure climbed to around 47mpg. On a more recent drive in Portugal on a hilly route mainly comprised of twisty B-roads, an e-Power car on 20” wheels was averaging around 39mpg and we were able to get 37mpg from the 156bhp mild hybrid with a manual gearbox.

Tax

Business users won’t be hugely motivated by the Qashqai’s numbers as with the basic Acenta Premium car, they’ll be paying a 33 per cent Benefit-in-Kind rate, while a top-spec mild-hybrid model is in the 36 per cent bracket. The e-Power’s improved economy cuts the BIK rate down to 28 per cent but while it might have some of the driving characteristics of an EV, it can’t match them on tax efficiency. Only the very top-spec Qashqais go over the £40,000 barrier and incur the luxury car tax supplement for the first six years.

Insurance groups

Buying an entry-level Qashqai Acenta Premium means that you won’t be forking out too much cash to insure your new family wheels, but prices rise as you climb the range. The cheapest 138bhp version sits in group 21, and the extra power of the 156bhp Acenta Premium CVT car puts it in group 23, with top-spec Tekna+ versions in group 24. In comparison, the Hyundai Tucson range starts from group 18 and climbs to group 24 for the plug-in hybrid in the posh Ultimate specification.

The Qashqai e-Power models will be more expensive to insure, starting in group 30 and rising to group 32 for a top-spec Tekna+ model.

Depreciation

Our data suggests the latest facelifted Nissan Qashqai will hold onto between 43 to 52 per cent of its value after a three-year/36,000-mile ownership period, with the top-of-the-range e-Power Tekna+ predicted to lose the most, and the 1.3 MHEV Tekna expected to maintain the most value.

For comparison purposes, the Ford Kuga is expected to hold onto 52 per cent of its value over the same period, while the Hyundai Tucson range is between 46 and 51 per cent.

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