Renault KANGOO - 2018
178.7 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 KANGOO, model year 2018.
Sample size: 2,513 cars, 5,731 tests and 10,242 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,513 cars
The 2018 Renault Kangoo has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 179 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 120 defects per 100 for its year, marking a 49% increase. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, especially in the highest mileage category, where defects reach 336 per 100 vehicles. The Kangoo shows particular weaknesses in the categories of brakes, steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all of which have higher defect rates compared to the average. In contrast, it performs better in equipment defects, indicating that while it may face issues in several key areas, its equipment reliability is relatively strong.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,513 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 25.6% worse
86.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 86.0% worse
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively 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
▼ 125.2% worse
31.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 335.2% worse
76.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.4% worse
128.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▼ 207.8% worse
15.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 59.1% worse
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 14.3% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 1,805
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 593
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 503
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 489
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 485
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 452
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 327
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 264
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 264
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 199
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 172
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 122
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 108