Nissan Qashqai Four-Star ANCAP Safety Rating: What Bayside Buyers Need to Know

The Nissan Qashqai e-POWER holds a four-star ANCAP safety rating under the current 2023-2025 assessment criteria.

Published in April 2026, this rating applies to all Qashqai e-POWER variants built from November 2025 onwards (VIN SJNJ12***A2261759 onwards), on sale from March 2026.

At Barton's Wynnum Nissan, we provide the full safety picture for every model we stock. The Qashqai was previously rated five stars under ANCAP's older 2020-2022 criteria. The 2025 reassessment under the more demanding current criteria has returned a four-star result. Understanding what has changed, and what remains strong, is what this article covers.

Critical build date note: The four-star rating applies to Qashqai vehicles built from November 2025 onwards. Vehicles built before November 2025 carry the earlier five-star rating under the older criteria. The vehicles look identical. Our team can verify the build date via the VIN.

What is an ANCAP Safety Rating?

ANCAP independently crash-tests and rates new vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand. ANCAP's assessment criteria have become progressively more demanding. A result that earned five stars under the 2020-2022 criteria may earn fewer under the current 2023-2025 protocols.

ANCAP assesses four key categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection, and Safety Assist.

Nissan Qashqai ANCAP Safety Rating: The Full Scorecard

The Nissan Qashqai e-POWER (J12 series, built from November 2025) achieved the following results:

The rating applies to all four variants sold in Australia and New Zealand. It expires December 2031.

Adult Occupant Protection: 78% (31.39 out of 40)

The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal offset test. The driver received adequate protection for the chest and lower legs, with good results across all other body regions. The front passenger received good results throughout. The compatibility penalty was 3.08 points.

In the full-width frontal test, driver chest protection was adequate. Rear passenger chest protection was marginal (1.62 out of 4), the most notable finding in the adult occupant result.

The side impact scored the maximum 6.00 out of 6 points with good protection across all critical body regions. For Bayside families navigating the intersections around Wynnum Central, Manly Road, and the Capalaba access routes, a maximum side impact score reflects real-world protection. The oblique pole returned 5.89 out of 6. Whiplash scored 3.82 out of 4.

The far-side impact scored 2.50 out of 4, with the centre airbag symmetry penalty applied. The rescue and extrication score was 0.17 out of 4, with no multi-collision braking, a door extrication deduction, and window submergence not demonstrated. No eCall is fitted.

Child Occupant Protection: 91% (44.78 out of 49)

Child occupant protection is the Qashqai's standout result and the highest child occupant score of any vehicle in the Bartons ANCAP content series across all brands. For Bayside families, this is genuinely significant.

The frontal offset test scored 15.78 out of 16 (ten-year-old dummy neck adequate, all else good). The side impact earned the maximum 8.00 out of 8 points. The restraint installation assessment scored the full 12.00 out of 12 points, meaning all assessed child restraint types can be correctly installed in all rear seating positions without issue. ISOFix lower anchorages and top tether anchorages are fitted across all rear positions. No child presence detection system is available.

Vulnerable Road User Protection: 68% (43.29 out of 63)

The bonnet and windscreen provided good or adequate head protection to pedestrians over most of the surface, with marginal and poor results at the stiff windscreen pillars, the base of the windscreen, and the front edge of the bonnet. Pelvis, femur, and lower leg physical protection were mixed, with areas ranging from good to weak (pelvis 2.65/4.5, femur 2.22/4.5). These physical impact results are the primary driver of the 68 per cent VRU score.

Forward pedestrian AEB was rated good in most scenarios. AEB Backover was rated good, earning the full 2.00 out of 2 points, a standout result for Bayside driveways and car parks. Cyclist AEB was adequate but does not react in turning scenarios, and no cyclist dooring alert is provided. Motorcyclist AEB in turning scenarios was rated poor (2.50 out of 6 overall). Lane support in car-to-motorcyclist emergency lane keeping earned the full 3.00 out of 3 points, relevant for Gateway Motorway commutes.

Safety Assist: 62% (11.33 out of 18)

The 62 per cent Safety Assist score reflects two specific system capability gaps.

Car-to-car AEB (5-130 km/h) earned good performance across all standard scenarios (3.75 out of 4). AEB Junction was good, relevant to the intersection-heavy road network around Wynnum and Manly.

AEB Crossing: the system does not react when crossing into the path of another vehicle. Zero points. AEB Head-On: the system does not react in head-on scenarios. Zero points. These two gaps account for most of the Safety Assist shortfall.

The lane support system earned the full 3.00 out of 3 points (60-250 km/h). iACC is standard with camera-based speed sign recognition. The driver monitoring system scored 0.25 out of 2, with indirect drowsiness monitoring only, no distraction detection. Seat belt reminders scored the full 1.00 out of 1.

Safety Features: What Comes Standard

• Dual frontal, side chest, side head curtain, and centre airbags (symmetry penalty applied)
• AEB: car-to-car (5-130 km/h), pedestrian forward, AEB Backover (good), cyclist (adequate; no turning), motorcyclist (forward good; turning poor)
• AEB Junction; no AEB Crossing; no AEB Head-On
• Lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping (60-250 km/h)
• Lane departure warning, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring
• iACC, camera-based speed sign recognition, manual speed limiter
• Indirect driver drowsiness monitoring (no distraction detection)
• Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection (all positions)
• ISOFix and top tether anchorages

Test Drive the Nissan Qashqai at Barton's Wynnum Nissan

At Barton's Wynnum Nissan, we think Bayside buyers deserve honest, complete safety information. The Qashqai's four-star result under current criteria reflects an exceptional child occupant score and strong car-to-car AEB and lane support, alongside real limitations in VRU (pedestrian) physical impact protection and active safety system capability. Our team is happy to walk through any of it.

Come in and see us at Barton's Wynnum Nissan in Wynnum, confirm the November 2025 build date applies to any vehicle in stock, and take the Qashqai for a test drive.

Visit BartonWynnumNissan.com.au to browse current stock or book a test drive online.