Renault KADJAR - 2018
149.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault KADJAR, model year 2018.
Sample size: 11,236 cars, 25,420 tests and 37,873 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,236 cars
The 2018 Renault Kadjar has an overall defect rate of 149 per 100 vehicles, which is 24% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range. While the Kadjar excels in steering, body structure, and equipment defects, it struggles with brakes, lights and electrics, and wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it has a considerably higher rate of issues compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,236 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 39.4% worse
95.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 34.0% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 1.4% worse
14.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 46.0% worse
25.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Headlamp aim unable to be tested
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 18.8% worse
150.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 45.1% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 50.0% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 34.3% better
4.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,649
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,386
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,261
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,932
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,363
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,126
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 883
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 647
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 883
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 647
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 393
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 374
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 342
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 262
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 232
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 203