Faults:

Turbo, intercooler, bearings, various other expensive mechanicals.

Interior not very hard wearing - seats were torn after less than 100K miles.

General Comments:

The X-Trail was a large, comfortable, spacious vehicle, but it was expensive to repair and not very reliable.

I had it six years. Spent a lot of money on it, and it was simply not worth it. It's what you call a "soft roader" - you have to be careful with it, it is not a hardcore 4x4 for everyday hill climbing! More like a glorified large family car.

Not great to drive, pretty boring. Not very fast or economical even for diesel.

Hard to say much more, didn't like it, didn't hate it, just a pretty mediocre experience. These SUV's are overrated.

Faults:

Nothing apart from routine replacement items.

General Comments:

This car has been absolutely reliable for seven years. This includes a couple of off road trips in the high country.

The 3-position AWD system works really well.

There is plenty of power and a really responsive throttle. Brakes are excellent.

Although only a 4-speed auto, it is adequate and changes down very readily if needed. I changed the gearbox oil at 100,000km, though it's not supposed to need it.

Comfort in the leather seats with electric adjustment is quite good, though the seating is a bit firm and could be more supportive. But it's better than the cloth seats in the cheaper models.

Legroom in the rear seats is excellent.

Storage room in the boot is good, even with the back seats up. With them down, it is very good.

Can carry quite heavy loads with no strain evident from the engine.

Fuel consumption is reasonable - around 11 litres per 100 km around town, and 8 litres on a country run.

Sun roof isn't worth it, as it's very noisy once you get above 70 kph.

Central placing of instruments is quite useful, as I like the steering wheel at the lowest position, and it means I can see all the dials completely.

Faults:

Turbo and inter-cooler went at 12000 miles.

Turbo went again at 62000.

At 12000 miles, as I drove in for my first service,the turbo started whistling and resulted in a new turbo and inter-cooler, followed by 3 or 4 returns to change boost valves.

All was fine till 62000 miles, and yes it's the turbo again.

Nissan, as with other reports, wanted nothing more to do with it other than to empty my account at their prices.

My advice is to get on the Internet and shop around.

I had a reconditioned unit fitted for less cost than Nissan wanted for the turbo alone.

Yes they have a problem with this, it's obvious from the reviews, but once that warranty is out, make no mistake, Nissan won't want to know!

General Comments:

Bought for its good reviews.

Comfy and reasonably quick.

Faults:

Knocked a hole in the sump when traveling over a rocky paddock. It could do with better protection under the vehicle.

Had a recall for something to do with fuel breather pipe.

No other problems.

I had a bit of a problem finding decent off road tyre to fit.

General Comments:

The rear suspension in the rear is too soft to carry any reasonable load in the back. Replaced springs with heavier coils.

I have done some quite serious off roading in this vehicle. e. g The Gunbarrel Highway and many sandy rocky and muddy tracks. The only problem is the lack of ground clearance.

I use the all wheel drive mode on gravel or wet roads, otherwise front wheel drive only unless off road when the 4x4 mode works well.

Fuel economy is not great I use just over 11L/100 Km. Not good when the manufacturer says 6.5L/110Km is possible.