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Renault Kangoo seat belts and airbags problems

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

At 12 years, 2.3 in 100 MOT tests of the Renault Kangoo failed on seat belts and airbags, against 1.0 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: fails 2.1–2.5× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 387 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 4 years and at every older age seen
  • Most common fail: Airbag (SRS) warning light on, 1.9 per 100 MOT tests

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

2.3 fails per 100 MOT tests at 12 years, against 1.0 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 12 (all test years). The Renault Kangoo fails more often here.

Why it matters

A seat belts and airbags fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated major by DVSA.

What to check

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

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 seat belts and airbags fails by age

Renault Kangoo seat belts and airbags 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: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 7,745 MOT tests34 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 9,849 MOT tests5 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 10,342 MOT tests56 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 11,714 MOT tests7 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 12,663 MOT tests78 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 13,468 MOT tests9 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 13,362 MOT tests910 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 13,329 MOT tests11 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 0.9), 14,913 MOT tests1112 years: 2.3 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 16,705 MOT tests13 years: 2.5 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 15,989 MOT tests1314 years: 2.6 per 100 (all cars 1.5), 15,508 MOT tests15 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 13,924 MOT tests1516 years: 3.8 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 12,105 MOT tests17 years: 4.6 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 12,020 MOT tests1718 years: 5.5 per 100 (all cars 2.7), 11,046 MOT tests19 years: 5.9 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 8,856 MOT tests1920 years: 6.4 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 6,826 MOT tests21 years: 6.3 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 4,651 MOT tests2122 years: 7.0 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 2,682 MOT tests23 years: 7.1 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 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
37,7450.30.3
49,8490.70.3
510,3420.80.3
611,7140.90.4
712,6630.90.4
813,4681.10.5
913,3621.20.6
1013,3291.70.7
1114,9132.10.9
1216,7052.31.0
1315,9892.51.2
1415,5082.61.5
1513,9243.31.7
1612,1053.82.1
1712,0204.62.5
1811,0465.52.7
19*8,8565.92.9
20*6,8266.43.1
21*4,6516.33.1
22*2,6827.03.1
23*1,3617.13.2

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 seat belts and airbags at 12 years

Fails

  • Airbag (SRS) warning light on: 1.9 fails per 100 MOT tests, all class 4 vehicles 0.5. Diagnose and fix airbag (SRS) warning: estimated £39–£317 (0.5–1.5 h at £78/h (ONS local-garage repair quotes, 1,058 quotes from 65 garages, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026) + parts £0–£200) Airbag (SRS) warning lamp indicates a fault MOT fail

Diagnose and fix airbag (SRS) warning cost

Repair figures are estimates, not quotes: how we estimate repair costs.

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 2.5 per 100 at 12 years, fails 1.8–2.3× as often as diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,002 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

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Other Renault Kangoo problems

Seat belts and airbags on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Renault Kangoo have more seat belts and airbags problems than other cars?

2.1 to 2.5 times the seat belts and airbags fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 12 years (all test years), from 16,705 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 8 of the 21 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Renault Kangoo seat belts and airbags problems?

2.3 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years failed on seat belts and airbags, against 1.0 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 16,705 MOT tests).

What is the most common Renault Kangoo seat belts and airbags fail?

1.9 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years: Airbag (SRS) warning light on (310 MOT tests with it).

At what age do Renault Kangoo seat belts and airbags fails start?

4 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 221,313 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.
  2. Office for National Statistics, Consumer price inflation, local price quotes (car repair items). ONS price quotes, series 610236. 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