Cheap Nissan Qashqai Wing Mirror

The Qashqai has run in two main generations: the first-generation J10 ran from 2006 to 2013 (facelift from 2010), and the second-generation J11 ran from 2014 to 2021 (facelift from 2017). Mirrors within the same generation are most likely to interchange, but crossing the 2014 J10-to-J11 boundary is a different shell entirely and will not fit. Even within a generation, crossing the facelift year can sometimes affect fitment depending on whether the mirror housing design changed, so confirm with the breaker against your exact registration before ordering.

Yes, the side matters completely – nearside (NS, passenger/left) and offside (OS, driver/right) mirrors are mirror images of each other and are not interchangeable. Always tell the breaker which side you need using NS or OS, or simply say passenger side or driver side. Fitting the wrong side is one of the most common ordering mistakes on mirrors, so double-check before you confirm.

The Qashqai+2 was a seven-seat version of the J10 generation with a longer body, but the front doors and therefore the front wing mirrors were shared with the standard five-door Qashqai of the same generation. In practice, a mirror from a J10 Qashqai+2 should correspond to the same J10 standard Qashqai mirror for the same side, but confirm this with the breaker against your registration to be certain.

Trim level does not determine the physical mirror housing or its fitment to the door – what matters is the generation, the facelift period, and the side (NS or OS). However, higher trims such as Tekna were more commonly fitted with heated, folding, or indicator-equipped mirrors, while lower trims like Visia may have had plainer units, so the mirror you receive from a breaker may look slightly different to your original. Fitment of the frame will be the same, but confirm the specific features you need (heated, folding, indicator) with the breaker, as these are not guaranteed to match by trim name alone.

Both 2016 and 2018 fall within the second-generation J11, but 2017 marked the J11 facelift which brought exterior styling updates. Whether those updates changed the mirror housing in a way that affects fitment is something you should confirm with the breaker against both registrations, as this is a known boundary where subtle changes can catch buyers out. Do not assume a pre-2017 J11 mirror will drop straight onto a post-2017 J11 without checking.

Colour is not a fitment issue – a mirror in the wrong colour will physically fit just as well as one in your car's colour, and the housing can be resprayed or wrapped to match. What matters for fitment is the generation, facelift period, and side (NS or OS), not the paint code. Most buyers are happy to source a correctly fitting mirror in any colour and have it painted, which often works out more economical than searching only for an exact colour match.