2008 Renault Koleos: MOT pass rate and reliability

56.6% of 2008 Renault Koleos pass the MOT first time, measured across 242 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 119,181 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Renault Koleos (76.6%, 3,463 tests): -20 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -8.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Koleos model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Koleos:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 56.6% 242 119,181
2009 57.1% 783 115,860
2017 82.4% 666 59,726
2018 87.3% 906 53,691
2019 86.3% 766 43,236

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Koleos

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 20 points less often than the Renault Koleos average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 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 an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Renault Koleos the average at test was 119,181 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 2018 at 87.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 56.6%. That 30.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Renault Koleos MOT data · Every model