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Renault Kadjar MOT fail rate by age

How often the Renault Kadjar fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 267,506 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=56,875)21.2%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test45,276
All cars, median mileage44,951

253 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Renault Kadjar fails 13.3% of MOTs (22,601 tests), 1.3 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 10 years it fails 34.6% (2,994 tests), 4.3 points above the 30.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 9 years: 5.1 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Coil spring broken, at 0.9 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 10 years 38.1%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Renault Kadjar: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years13.3%22,60112.1%+1.3 pts20,421 miles
4 years15.5%32,66913.4%+2.2 pts28,098 miles
5 years19.2%45,59015.3%+3.9 pts36,360 miles
6 years21.2%56,87517.8%+3.4 pts45,276 miles
7 years23.9%47,92420.6%+3.3 pts54,075 miles
8 years27.9%36,78923.8%+4.1 pts62,113 miles
9 years32.2%22,06427.1%+5.1 pts70,426 miles
10 years34.6%2,99430.3%+4.3 pts77,714 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major0.9

Out of 56,875 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Dipped headlight not working Major4.6
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous4.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4
Wipers not clearing screen Major3.5
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.7
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.7
Headlight aimed too high Major1.4
Tyre condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Dangerous0.9
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major0.7

Out of 56,875 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Renault Captur17.7%84,64617.8%
Renault Clio28.1%79,59517.8%
Renault Megane24.1%14,25717.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201510 years in 202534.6%2,99430.3%
20169 years in 202532.5%19,02027.1%
20178 years in 202528.2%14,55923.8%
20187 years in 202525.3%10,98820.6%
20196 years in 202520.5%11,77617.8%
20205 years in 202518.4%7,99915.3%
20214 years in 202513.3%1,55013.4%

More on the Renault Kadjar

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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