Renault Kadjar: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Kadjar passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 69,286 individual Renault Kadjar tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate81.7%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+5 points
Tests analysed69,286
Average mileage at test50,823 miles
Average year of manufacture2018
Reliability rank1,388 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 81.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 18 in every 100 Renault Kadjars presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Renault Kadjar tested had covered 50,823 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Renault Kadjar bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Renault Kadjar rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Renault Kadjars actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 4 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Kadjar

  1. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.4% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.5% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.8% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.7% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.5% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests
  7. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.8% of tests
  9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
  10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.3% of tests

From 103,101 DVSA-tracked Renault Kadjar tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.39% of these flagged Renault Kadjar defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Kadjar pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Renault Kadjar year:

Renault Kadjar by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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