Renault KOLEOS - 2008
413.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault KOLEOS, model year 2008.
Sample size: 243 cars, 571 tests and 2,360 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 243 cars
The 2008 Renault Koleos has an overall defect rate of 413 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 22.5% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in body and structure issues, with a defect rate of 30% compared to the average of 49%. However, it fares worse in steering defects, showing a rate of 50% compared to just 18% on average, and experiences a high rate of issues in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category at 436%, versus the average of 305%. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with higher mileage, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, where the Koleos shows a marked rise in issues.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 243 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 12.6% worse
149.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 180.0% worse
50.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- 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
Visibility
▲ 7.1% better
23.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 9.8% worse
101.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 40.5% worse
436.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 41.9% better
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 82.2% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 17.5% better
34.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 296
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 249
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 217
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 145
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 98
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 79
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 70
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 70
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 66
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 59
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
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: 14
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 12