2004 Renault Kangoo: MOT pass rate and reliability

56.3% of 2004 Renault Kangoos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,919 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,093 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Renault Kangoos (61.5%, 54,547 tests): -5.2 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): -7.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Kangoo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Kangoo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2001 55% 400 90,971
2002 58.5% 846 97,582
2003 56.8% 1,278 102,103
2004 56.3% 1,919 102,093
2005 55.8% 2,315 100,974
2006 59.7% 2,618 101,783
2007 58.1% 3,237 98,866
2008 61.2% 3,000 92,372
2009 57.3% 2,131 101,843
2010 55.1% 4,758 118,599
2011 55.7% 5,233 115,497
2012 57.2% 3,225 109,775
2013 56.3% 2,327 118,200
2014 57.9% 3,316 112,096
2015 62% 4,017 110,333
2016 65.7% 3,415 97,271
2017 70.1% 2,438 88,744
2018 73.3% 2,467 74,015
2019 75.7% 2,899 61,095
2020 81.3% 1,341 39,674
2021 83.1% 1,120 40,284

What this means if you are buying a 2004 Kangoo

The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.2 points less often than the Renault Kangoo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2004 Renault Kangoo the average at test was 102,093 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 83.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 55%. That 28.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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