@kezo – we did have the Qashqai Epower on the shortlist and did take it on a test drive but my wife preferred the drive experience of the Volvo.
Whilst we were waiting for the test drive, we took a good look around a Epower Qashqai model they had in the showroom which had a piece of door trim missing in what was at the time a brand new delivery mileage showroom car! I must look into the euro ncap of the Honda – thanks for your reply. Appreciated.