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Renault Kangoo exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 16,705 MOT tests · Updated

At 12 years, 3.7 in 100 MOT tests of the Renault Kangoo failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 16,705 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 621 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 21 ages from 3 to 23 years, 229,058 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 12 years: 16,705 for the Renault Kangoo

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

3.7 fails per 100 MOT tests at 12 years, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 12 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The Renault Kangoo is a commercial or van-based vehicle: it is compared with all class 4 vehicles, cars and vans together, so part of any difference can come from how vans are used.

Renault Kangoo exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Renault Kangoo exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Renault Kangoo. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.02463 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 7,745 MOT tests34 years: 1.6 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 9,849 MOT tests5 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 10,342 MOT tests56 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 11,714 MOT tests7 years: 1.9 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 12,663 MOT tests78 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 13,468 MOT tests9 years: 2.2 per 100 (all cars 2.4), 13,362 MOT tests910 years: 2.8 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 13,329 MOT tests11 years: 3.5 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 14,913 MOT tests1112 years: 3.7 per 100 (all cars 3.7), 16,705 MOT tests13 years: 3.9 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 15,989 MOT tests1314 years: 4.0 per 100 (all cars 5.1), 15,508 MOT tests15 years: 4.1 per 100 (all cars 5.7), 13,924 MOT tests1516 years: 4.5 per 100 (all cars 6.2), 12,105 MOT tests17 years: 4.6 per 100 (all cars 6.5), 12,020 MOT tests1718 years: 5.1 per 100 (all cars 6.8), 11,046 MOT tests19 years: 5.6 per 100 (all cars 7.0), 8,856 MOT tests1920 years: 6.0 per 100 (all cars 7.0), 6,826 MOT tests21 years: 6.5 per 100 (all cars 7.1), 4,651 MOT tests2122 years: 6.9 per 100 (all cars 7.0), 2,682 MOT tests23 years: 6.3 per 100 (all cars 6.9), 1,361 MOT tests23
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Renault Kangoo All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
37,7451.40.5
49,8491.60.7
510,3421.51.0
611,7141.71.3
712,6631.91.7
813,4681.82.1
913,3622.22.4
1013,3292.82.8
1114,9133.53.2
1216,7053.73.7
1315,9893.94.3
1415,5084.05.1
1513,9244.15.7
1612,1054.56.2
1712,0204.66.5
1811,0465.16.8
19*8,8565.67.0
20*6,8266.07.0
21*4,6516.57.1
22*2,6826.97.0
23*1,3616.36.9

All first-use years of the Renault Kangoo pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 12 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 4.0 per 100 at 12 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,002 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

Check one Renault Kangoo, not the average

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Other Renault Kangoo problems

Exhaust, emissions and leaks on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Renault Kangoo have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

3.7 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 16,705 MOT tests).

How common are Renault Kangoo exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

3.7 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 16,705 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 229,058 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare