The residual value setters at the firm have forecast that the new £20,840 Qashqai 1.5 dCi Acenta will have an RV of 50% or £10,400 after three years/30,000 miles, equating to a 10% improvement or an extra £2,375 compared to its outgoing equivalent.

According to the firm, this also places it ahead of some key hatch rivals such as the Volkswagen Golf.

Meanwhile, the new Qashqai 1.2 DIG-T Acenta petrol – priced  from just £19,145 – also enjoys a 10% RV increase on the outgoing model, giving a real world RV after three years of £9,575, a £2,800 increase on the outgoing 1.6 Qashqai Acenta.

CAP said that the strong value forecasts have been boosted by leading technology and safety items on the new Qashqai.

Michael Auliar, Nissan GB fleet sales director, said: ‘The original Qashqai not only created the crossover segment but also performed very strongly in the used market, retaining its value far better than its closest rivals. CAP has raised the RV 10 percentage points, underlining the progress we have made and emphasising how strong the Qashqai is as fleet prospect over its whole-life cycle.’