The passenger compartment of the Nissan Qashqai remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and the front seat passenger. Nissan showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions.  Protection was good for all critical body regions of the front passenger.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Nissan Qashqai would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection was good or adequate for all critical body regions of the driver.  Protection of the chest of the rear passenger was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of rib compression.  In the side barrier test the Nissan Qashqai provided good protection to all critical body areas and scored maximum points.  In the more severe side pole impact, protection was at least adequate for all critical body areas.  Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal  The Nissan Qashqai has a countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries in such impacts.  Dummy numbers indicated good performance in Euro NCAP’s test, but Nissan could not demonstrate that performance would be symmetrical or at a similar level for different occupant sizes, and the score was penalised.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.  The car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, but no system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision.  Nissan demonstrated that the doors would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.

In the frontal offset test, protection of the 6 year dummy was good for all critical body areas and good or adequate for the 10 year dummy.  In the side barrier impact, protection of all critical parts of the body was good for both the 6 and 10 year dummies.  The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position.  Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded.  The Nissan Qashqai is not equipped with 'child presence detection', a system which can alert others if children have been left in the car. All of the child restraint types for which the Nissan Qashqai is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.

Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was largely good or adequate, with poor results recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars and at the base of the screen.  Protection of the pelvis was mixed, as was that of the femur and the knee and tibia.  The autonomous emergency braking system of the Nissan Qashqai responds to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists, as well as to other vehicles.  In tests of its response to pedestrians, the system performed adequately but scored no points in tests of its response to those behind the car.  The system performed adequately in tests of its reaction to cyclists, although it does protect against ‘dooring’, where a door is opened into the path of a cyclist approaching from behind.  The system’s response to motorcyclists was marginal.

Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was adequate in tests of its reaction to other vehicles.  A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats.  The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction.  The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations.  The speed assistance system identifies the local speed limit.  The driver can choose to allow the limiter to be set automatically by the system.