Nissan Qashqai J11 bulb types

Dipped: H11 · Main: HB3 · Indicators: PY21W · Brake/tail: W21/5W

2013–2021. UK specification. Halogen base spec unless a row says otherwise — cars with factory xenon or LED headlamps use sealed units for those positions.

Nissan Qashqai J11

2013–2021 · bulbsAll 10 verified

Dip beam (low)H11VerifiedStandard halogen dip beam across J11 range 2013-2021; LED projector units on some late facelift Tekna/N-Connecta trims are sealed/non-serviceable.
Main beam (high)HB3VerifiedHB3 (9005) explicitly listed for J11 headlight bulb range.
Front fogH11VerifiedHalogen-base fog lamp uses H11 (PGJ19-2 socket); birnen-typ.de's Qashqai J11 table and autodoc's fog-light catalog both list H11 as fitting (autodoc also lists H8/H16 for other headlamp variants).
Sidelight / DRLLED (non-replaceable)VerifiedPosition light + DRL are factory LED on all J11 trims (birnen-typ). Nissan 2017 Qashqai handbook lists front parking lights as LED (NA-market book, but same J11 lamp). agmvision J11 list has no sidelight bulb either.
Front indicatorPY21WVerifiedBoth sources agree on amber bayonet PY21W (BAU15s) for the front indicator, fitted in the headlamp cluster.
Rear indicatorWY21WVerifiedOften listed as PY21W elsewhere — birnen-typ.de explicitly states rear indicator (Blinker hinten) = WY21W (wedge, W3x16d); autodoc's indicator category also lists WY21W as a compatible type for this model, matching the flagged alte
Brake / tailW21/5WVerifiedPre-facelift (2014-17) stop/tail is wedge W21/5W; facelift (2017+) has LED tail with W21W brake bulb (birnen-typ). onlinecarparts J11 rear lamp units are specced W21/5W or W21W/LED, no P21/5W units, so autodoc's P21/5W looks spurious.
ReverseW16WVerifiedOften listed as P21W elsewhere — birnen-typ.de explicitly lists reverse (Rückfahrlicht) as W16W (wedge); autodoc's combination rear-light catalog for this model also lists W16W as a compatible bulb. Shared Renault-Nissan rear clust
Rear fogW21WVerifiedbirnen-typ W21W confirmed by cararac Qashqai II J11 2013-2020 W21W W3x16d. Bumper-mounted single rear fog; ledperf sells a replaceable-bulb upgrade for it.
Number plateW5WVerifiedBoth sources list W5W as the primary number-plate bulb (C5W/R5W/R10W/C10W also shown as compatible alternates on autodoc).

Sources · last checked 14 Sept 2026

Two independent sources agree: autodoc.co.uk J11 headlight bulb listing; onlinecarparts.co.uk J11 headlight bulb page (Dip beam (low), Main beam (high))
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 list; autodoc.co.uk fog light bulb page (Front fog)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 bulb list; carmanualsonline 2017 Qashqai manual p450; agmvision.com J11 LED bulb list (Sidelight / DRL)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 list (Blinker vorne); autodoc.co.uk indicator bulb page (Front indicator)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 list (Blinker hinten); autodoc.co.uk indicator bulb page (Rear indicator)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 bulb list; onlinecarparts.co.uk J11 rear lamp units (onlinecarparts.co.uk ↗) (Brake / tail)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 list (Rückfahrlicht); autodoc.co.uk combination rear light bulb page (Reverse)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 bulb list; cararac.com Qashqai rear fog bulb table (Rear fog)
Two independent sources agree: birnen-typ.de Qashqai J11 list (Kennzeichenbeleuchtung); autodoc.co.uk number plate bulb page (Number plate)

Checked by FitsMyCar against the sources above · how we check

Nissan's handbooks ↗

Can you fit LED bulbs to the Qashqai J11?

Most trims of this car have halogen headlamps. In the UK, a halogen headlamp unit on a car first used on or after 1 April 1986 must not be converted to LED or HID bulbs: the MOT inspection manual (§4.1.4) treats a converted unit as a fail, however bright or well aimed it is. “Retrofit LED H7” bulbs sold for these cars are for off-road use. Halogen upgrade bulbs (+150% and similar) are legal because the unit is unchanged. Sidelights, indicators and number-plate LEDs are a separate question — E-marked LED versions of those are road legal.

Source: MOT inspection manual, section 4 — lamps ↗. Headlamp technology recorded as halogen on most trims, xenon or LED on some — how we check.

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