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    Should I buy a Nissan X-Trail or a Mitsubishi Outlander?

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    We are looking at a Nissan X-Trail 2016/2017 against a Mitsubishi Outlander in the same year range. The Nissan has around 138,000km on it and the Mitsubishi around 187,000km. My question, assuming both have been looked after, is which one is closer to end of life, or which one is the better option for longevity and cheaper maintenance cost.

    Answered by CarsGuide
    17 November 2022
    David Morley

    This issue will always come down to the documented service history that each car comes with. A switched-on previous owner will not only have serviced the vehicle by the book, but will also have kept the relevant receipts as proof of this crucial work being done. We'd always choose the vehicle with a big wad of service receipts over a similar car with no (or less) evidence of scheduled maintenance.

    Beyond that, the Nissan clearly has almost 50,000 fewer kilometres on its odometer, so all things being equal it probably nudges ahead at that point. In either case, the CVT transmission fitted to these cars is likely to be the major source of mechanical grief down the track. Both brands' CVT transmissions have been known to give trouble. If that bothers you, then perhaps the one to buy is the Outlander AWD with the turbo-diesel engine option. In that guise, the vehicle has a conventional automatic transmission rather than a CVT.

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