All the engines come in at under 225g/km of CO2 and so avoid the most expensive road tax group – in fact they’re no more polluting than the average family-size car. Depreciation should be kept in check and X-Trail should fare as well as the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV-4 and Land Rover Freelander. For best Nissan X-Trail running costs you’ll go for the diesels.

They diesels offer good fuel economy and Nissan servicing tends to be reasonable too.

Nissan X-Trail emissions are best with the manual gearbox-equipped versions that release CO2 at a rate of 168g/km, so it trails the likes of the BMW X3. Average economy of 44.1mpg is reasonable for this class of car. The auto version emits 188g/km and returns 39.8mpg.

The previous X-Trail had an excellent reliability record. This model has even better build quality – which is evident in the cabin and we expect it to perform as well as the model it replaces. Expect excellent Nissan X-Trail reliability.