Renault KOLEOS - 2020
109.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault KOLEOS, model year 2020.
Sample size: 527 cars, 1,231 tests and 1,351 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 527 cars
The 2020 Renault Koleos has an overall defect rate of 110 per 100 vehicles, which is 22% higher than the average for cars of the same year. It shows notable issues with brakes, significantly worse than average at 84 defects per 100, compared to the yearly average of 49. While the model performs better than average in categories like steering and body structure, it still faces challenges, particularly in visibility. Mileage trends indicate a rise in defects as mileage increases, especially beyond 93,000 miles. Overall, despite some strengths, the Koleos exhibits a higher defect rate and specific weaknesses that warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 527 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 65.7% worse
84.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 33.3% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 29.1% worse
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
▲ 18.8% better
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.1% worse
101.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 58.3% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
- A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
- Towbar: obstructing the registration plate or any lamp
- A transmission shaft: likely to become detached
Equipment
▲ 60.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 5.4% worse
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
- 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: 289
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 281
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 180
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 148
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 67
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 48
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 27
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 25
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 5