Britain's favourite mid-size crossover, the used Nissan Qashqai blends family-friendly space, a high driving position and easy, refined manners with strong safety tech and sensible running costs. Browse fully checked, second hand Qashqai models with Vertu's 14-day money-back promise and flexible finance. Find your next used Nissan Qashqai for sale with Vertu.
A used Nissan Qashqai buys into one of the UK's most consistently popular family SUVs, and its sales record proves it. The Qashqai topped the UK's overall new car sales chart outright in 2022, then held third place among every new car registered in Britain in 2025, with 41,141 units. Few rivals in this class can match that run of results. Every one of those cars was designed in Paddington, engineered in Cranfield, and built at Nissan's Sunderland plant.
That volume works in a used buyer's favour long after the original registration. A car sold in these numbers means a wide spread of used stock across trims, colours and both powertrains. It also means a servicing and parts network that has spent nearly two decades supporting the model on UK roads.
Buying used also means someone else has already absorbed the steepest depreciation. Where a manufacturer warranty is still in place, that cover transfers to you as the new owner, and Vertu's own checks add a further layer of reassurance before any Qashqai reaches the forecourt.
Curious how the Nissan Qashqai actually drives before choosing a used example? A professional video review is available to watch above, covering both the e-POWER and Mild Hybrid options in action.
Choose a used Nissan Qashqai e-POWER and the driving experience sets it apart from most hybrid rivals on the used market. Its petrol engine never drives the wheels directly, acting only as a generator, so you get the smoothness of an electric motor throughout. It's arguably the closest a self-charging hybrid gets to feeling like a battery electric car, without ever needing to plug in.
Yes, a used Nissan Qashqai is a sound buy for most family SUV budgets. It's backed by a sales record measured in hundreds of thousands of UK registrations, and two distinct powertrains built for different kinds of driving.
Mild Hybrid 158 keeps things familiar. Its 1,332cc turbocharged petrol engine and 12-volt lithium-ion battery need nothing extra from you. Choose a six-speed manual or Xtronic automatic gearbox and you'll find it drives much like any conventional petrol SUV. It's one that reaches up to 45.6mpg, with a range of up to 551 miles on the WLTP combined cycle.
e-POWER takes a little more getting used to if you've never driven a self-charging hybrid before, but it rewards that curiosity with figures that keep running costs down. Combined economy reaches up to 65.7mpg with CO2 emissions as low as 98g/km, noticeably lower than the Mild Hybrid's 140 to 145g/km. For anyone covering higher annual mileage, that gap adds up fast.
Every used Qashqai sold by Vertu is checked before it reaches the forecourt, as part of our used car preparation process. That covers no outstanding finance, no history as a taxi, and no salvage or write-off record. Alongside whatever manufacturer warranty remains, it's what makes a used Qashqai from Vertu a genuinely low-risk step into hybrid motoring.
Four kinds of buyer get the most from a used Nissan Qashqai, each suited to a different grade or powertrain in the range.
| Buyer Type | Why the Qashqai Fits |
|---|---|
| Families upgrading from a smaller hatchback | 455 to 504 litres of boot space (VDA, seats up) and 85 degree wide-opening rear doors make loading a pushchair or a weekly shop straightforward, while two rear ISOFIX points cover a growing family. |
| Company car drivers watching Benefit-in-Kind | e-POWER's CO2 emissions of 98 to 101g/km sit in a lower Benefit-in-Kind band than the Mild Hybrid's 140 to 145g/km, a genuine saving for anyone running a Qashqai as a company car. |
| First-time SUV buyers who want mechanical simplicity | Mild Hybrid 158's six-speed manual or Xtronic automatic gearbox drives like a familiar petrol SUV, with nothing new to learn beyond a 12-volt battery that assists rather than takes over. |
| Drivers curious about hybrid but not ready to plug in | e-POWER's electric motor drives the wheels throughout, delivering a smooth, EV-like feel with zero tailpipe emissions whilst driving, and the petrol generator never needs a cable. |
Owning a used Nissan Qashqai settles into a predictable rhythm shaped by whichever powertrain you choose.
Mild Hybrid models are due a service every year or 18,000 miles, whichever comes first. e-POWER models come round sooner, every year or 12,000 miles, reflecting the extra work its motor and generator do. Both intervals are straightforward to plan around for most annual mileages.
The NissanConnect Services app carries that planning further, sending service reminders and vehicle health alerts direct to a smartphone. It also gives access to Nissan Roadside Assistance and the option of a Nissan Extended Warranty once the original cover ends.
Day to day, the boot's two luggage boards create up to 16 configurations. The load area extends to as much as 1,447 litres on Mild Hybrid models, or 1,440 litres on e-POWER, with the 60/40 split-folding rear seats down. That figure holds regardless of how many previous owners the car has had.
Nissan Qashqai trim levels add equipment cumulatively across five grades, so a used example from a higher grade always carries everything from the ones below it too.
Acenta Premium, N-Connecta, N-Design, Nissan Qashqai Tekna and Tekna+ span the used Qashqai range. Google built-in and Nissan AVM 3D Around View Monitor arrive from N-Connecta, with the Panoramic Glass Roof standard from N-Design onward. Tekna+ tops the range with a 10.8" Head-Up Display, a Bose Premium Audio System with Acoustimass subwoofer, and massage front seats, all standard rather than optional as they are one grade down on Tekna.
The table below sets out how safety, technology, comfort and exterior styling build up across the range, useful reference if you're comparing Nissan Qashqai trim levels on a used forecourt.
| Feature | Acenta Premium | N-Connecta | N-Design | Tekna | Tekna+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | |||||
| Intelligent Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Departure Warning & Prevention, Blind Spot Intervention | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Front Parking Sensors | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ProPILOT Assist with Navi-Link / Drive Assist | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nissan AVM 3D Around View Monitor | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Technology & Connectivity | |||||
| 12.3" Central Touchscreen, Wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Built-in (Maps, Assistant, Play) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 15W Wireless Smartphone Charger | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bose Premium Audio System with Acoustimass Subwoofer | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Optional* | ✓ |
| 10.8" Head-Up Display | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Optional* | ✓ |
| Comfort | |||||
| Heated Front Seats & Steering Wheel | Optional* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Panoramic Glass Roof | ✗ | Optional* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 64-Colour Ambient Lighting | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 8-Way Power Driver's Seat with Memory | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Massage Front Seats (3 Modes) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Exterior Style | |||||
| Alloy Wheel Size | 17" | 18" | 19" | 19" | 20" |
| Two-Tone Paint (Black Roof) | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Optional* | ✓ |
| Sequential Rear Indicators & Super Red Rear Lights | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Matrix LED Headlights (12 Independent Beams) | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
*Optional denotes a cost option available on that grade when new, not standard equipment; availability on a specific used example will vary.
Two powertrains cover the used Nissan Qashqai range, and which one suits a used buyer best comes down to daily mileage and running-cost priorities as much as anything else.
Mild Hybrid 158 pairs a 1,332cc turbocharged petrol engine with a 12-volt lithium-ion battery and Stop/Start system, available with a six-speed manual or Xtronic automatic gearbox. It returns up to 45.6mpg, with a Nissan Qashqai range of up to 551 miles on the WLTP combined cycle. e-POWER Gen3 205PS instead uses its 1,498cc petrol engine purely as a generator, feeding a 346 to 349-volt lithium-ion battery that powers the wheels through an electric motor alone. That delivers up to 65.7mpg combined and a range of up to 795 miles on the most efficient grades.
That efficiency comes with a shorter service interval: e-POWER is due every 12,000 miles against Mild Hybrid's 18,000, a small trade-off for drivers who value the smoother, more electric-feeling drive of a Nissan Qashqai automatic.
There are several figures worth comparing side by side, so here they are in full for both powertrains.
| Specification | Mild Hybrid 158 Manual | Mild Hybrid 158 Xtronic | e-POWER Gen3 205PS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain & Transmission | |||
| Battery | 12V lithium-ion | 12V lithium-ion | 346-349V lithium-ion, 1.97kWh usable, 96 cells |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual | Xtronic automatic (CVT) | Automatic |
| Performance | |||
| Max Power | 158PS @ 5,500rpm | 158PS @ 5,500rpm | 190PS Standard Mode / 205PS Sport Mode |
| Max Torque | 260Nm | 270Nm | 311Nm Standard Mode / 330Nm Sport Mode |
| 0-62mph | 9.5 seconds | 9.2 seconds | 7.9 seconds Standard / 7.6 seconds Sport |
| Top Speed | 128mph | 123mph | 105mph |
| Fuel Economy & Emissions | |||
| Fuel Consumption (WLTP Combined) | 6.3-6.4 l/100km | 6.2-6.3 l/100km | 4.3-4.5 l/100km |
| CO2 Emissions (WLTP) | 142-145 g/km | 140-143 g/km | 98-101 g/km |
| Ownership | |||
| Service Interval | 1 year / 18,000 miles | 1 year / 18,000 miles | 1 year / 12,000 miles |
*WLTP figures are recorded under controlled laboratory conditions and offer a helpful guide for comparing models, though they may not always reflect real-world driving. Actual range and efficiency will vary with weather, driving style, road conditions, and vehicle load.
Every used Nissan Qashqai at Vertu goes through the same preparation before it reaches the forecourt, covered by our used car preparation policy. That means an HPI finance check, a full mechanical inspection, and confirmation the car has never been used as a taxi or recorded as a salvage or write-off.
If you're replacing an existing car, Vertu's part-exchange process gives a free, instant online valuation before you commit to anything, and finance options including PCP and HP are available on every used Qashqai in stock. Our finance explained guide covers how each option works in plain English.
For current Nissan Qashqai price and availability, the most accurate route is a personalised quotation from your local dealership. If new suits your plans better than used, the new Nissan Qashqai range and the wider new Nissan lineup are worth a look alongside this page.
Vertu stocks used Nissan Qashqai cars across its Nissan dealerships nationwide, spanning both powertrains and every grade from Acenta Premium to Tekna+. Browse the full range of used Nissan cars for sale online, or find your nearest Vertu Nissan dealership to book an appointment and see a Qashqai in person. Once you're on the road, Vertu's Nissan servicing team keeps every example running to manufacturer standards, with fixed-price packages and manufacturer-trained technicians.
Both are strong choices, and the right pick depends on priorities. The Kia Sportage narrowly outsold the Qashqai in 2025 and offers more outright boot space and a longer manufacturer warranty. The Qashqai counters with e-POWER's smoother, more electric-feeling drive and a UK-built pedigree from Nissan's Sunderland plant.
Buyers prioritising warranty length and all-wheel drive availability may prefer the Sportage's seven-year, 100,000-mile cover and four-wheel drive options. Buyers who want the closest a self-charging hybrid gets to an EV driving experience, without ever plugging in, tend to prefer the Qashqai's e-POWER system. Both remained inside the UK's top three best-selling cars in 2025, so neither is a risky choice on resale or parts availability.
Nissan named the Qashqai after a semi-nomadic tribe from central and southern Iran, historically known for weaving and textiles. The name was chosen to evoke an "urban nomad" character for a car designed in London and engineered at Nissan's technical centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
The Qashqai people are known for a nomadic lifestyle across the Zagros mountains, and Nissan's design team wanted a name carrying a similar sense of freedom and movement. First launched in 2007 and now in its third generation, the Qashqai has kept the name throughout, even as the car itself has changed considerably.
The Nissan Qashqai seats five across every grade and both powertrains, Mild Hybrid and e-POWER alike. There is no seven-seat version of the Nissan Qashqai in the UK range, and Nissan Qashqai seating has stayed at five throughout the current generation.
Buyers who need a seventh seat are better served by Nissan's larger X-Trail, which offers a 5+2 layout on selected grades. The Qashqai's five-seat layout keeps its footprint and running costs closer to a family hatchback than a full-size SUV.
A used Nissan Qashqai offers 455 to 504 litres of boot space (VDA) with the rear seats up. That rises to as much as 1,447 litres on Mild Hybrid models, or 1,440 litres on e-POWER, with the 60/40 split-folding rear seats folded flat. That capacity is unchanged by age or previous ownership.
Two boot floor boards create up to 16 storage configurations, useful for keeping shopping separate from muddy boots or sports kit. The 85 degree wide-opening rear doors also make it easier to load a pushchair or child seat without straining.
A used Nissan Qashqai measures 4,425mm long and 1,835mm wide excluding mirrors (2,084mm including them), with a height of 1,625mm and a 2,665mm wheelbase. Those figures hold regardless of age, mileage or how many previous owners the car has had.
That consistency matters more on the used market than the new one. A used Qashqai from any model year within this generation fits the same garage, parking bay or driveway space as one straight from the factory, with nothing about its footprint changed by wear.
Yes. Both Qashqai powertrains are built for everyday use. Mild Hybrid uses a straightforward 12-volt battery, while e-POWER's 1.97kWh battery is small enough to place less long-term demand on the system than the larger plug-in batteries found in some rivals.
The Qashqai's sales volume also works in its favour here. Hundreds of thousands of examples have been sold and serviced across the UK since the current generation launched, giving Nissan's dealer network deep familiarity with both powertrains and ready access to parts.
Vertu stocks used Nissan Qashqai cars at dealerships across the UK, covering both powertrains and every grade from Acenta Premium to Tekna+.
Look for these dealerships near you in the North East: Vertu Nissan Darlington and Vertu Nissan Stockton. Across Yorkshire, try Vertu Nissan Bradford, Vertu Nissan Halifax or Vertu Nissan Sheffield. All the way in Scotland, Vertu Nissan Glasgow Central and Vertu Nissan Glasgow South cover the central belt.
In the East Midlands, Vertu Nissan Chesterfield, Vertu Nissan Derby, Vertu Nissan Ilkeston and Vertu Nissan Northampton are your nearest options. Further south and west, Vertu Nissan Tamworth covers the West Midlands, while Vertu Nissan Widnes serves the North West.
Can't see a dealership near you? Get in touch with Vertu directly and our colleagues will point you to your nearest Nissan Qashqai stock.
No. Every Nissan Qashqai, Mild Hybrid or e-POWER, drives the front wheels only. There is no all-wheel drive or 4x4 version of the Qashqai in the UK range.
Drivers who want four-wheel drive from Nissan's SUV lineup are better served by the X-Trail, which offers e-4ORCE all-wheel drive on selected grades alongside the option of seven seats.
No, the Nissan Qashqai is a five-seat SUV only, across every grade and both powertrains. Nissan's seven-seat SUV is the larger X-Trail, which offers a 5+2 layout on selected grades.
If seven seats matter more than the Qashqai's compact footprint, the X-Trail keeps the same e-POWER driving experience in a larger body, at the cost of a bigger overall vehicle to park and manoeuvre.
No. The Motability Scheme covers new Nissan Qashqai leases only, so a used Qashqai cannot be obtained through Motability. If you qualify for the scheme, a new Qashqai on a three-year Motability lease is worth exploring instead.
Visit Vertu's Nissan Qashqai Motability page for current scheme details, or contact Vertu Nissan Sheffield to speak to a Motability specialist.
Every used Nissan Qashqai sold by Vertu is checked before it reaches the forecourt. That means confirmed free of outstanding finance, never used as a taxi, and free of any salvage or write-off history, alongside a full mechanical inspection.
That preparation also covers bodywork and wheel refurbishment, interior repairs where needed, and a minimum of six months or 6,000 miles before the next service or MOT is due. Full details are in our used car preparation policy.
There's no universally best grade, but on the used market, N-Connecta tends to offer the strongest balance of equipment. It adds Google built-in and ProPILOT driver assistance over Acenta Premium, covering the technology most buyers actually use day to day without stretching to Tekna or Tekna+'s comfort-focused extras.
Buyers who want top-end comfort, such as the panoramic glass roof, massage seats or Head-Up Display, are better off seeking out a used Tekna or Tekna+, since those features can't be retrofitted after the fact. For most used buyers prioritising day-to-day usability over showroom extras, N-Connecta or N-Design strike the better balance.