I have a 2010 Nissan Qashqai+2. Last August after a problem I took it to my local garage and they said that there was a problem with the flywheel base plate, which was very unusual and it would need replacing but only after Nissan UK agreed that it was a faulty part.

Nissan agreed with the dealer and authorised repairs, which took some time as the part had to be ordered from overseas - that's how unusual the problem was.

Recently, after service at the same dealer, I was told the clutch may need replacing soon as they noticed it had a high biting point. To my surprise I was told it would cost about £1300. From what I have read it seems that the clutch and the flywheel are interlinked parts and as such would it not be the case that if the flywheel was a faulty part that this could have cause premature wear of the clutch? I have done 26000 miles in the Qashqai.