73.6%
Renault Kadjar pass rate
Used Renault Kadjar buying guide
In 2025, Renault Kadjar cars passed 73.6% of 69,281 initial MOT tests, 1.3 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Renault Kadjar MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+1.3
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Kadjar sits 286th of 575 models in the data. Renault as a brand averaged 62.5%, so this model runs 11.2 points ahead of its own brand. Renault Kadjar cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.6% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 70.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Renault Kadjar MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Kadjar compares with similar cars.
Kadjar fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Renault Kadjar cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 49.2% of tests.
Where the Kadjar fails its MOT
Where Renault Kadjar cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were headlamp not working on dipped beam (8.6%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.9%). See every common Kadjar MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Renault Kadjar that failed, not a claim that every Kadjar has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Kadjar?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 23.3% of Kadjar failure items.
2
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 22% of Kadjar failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 21.6% of Kadjar failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 13.7% of Kadjar failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 8.7% of Kadjar failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Renault Kadjar failures cluster around suspension and tyres tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Renault models
The most-tested Renault models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Kadjar.
Used Renault Kadjar FAQs
Is the Renault Kadjar reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 73.6% first-time pass rate for the Renault Kadjar across 69,281 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Renault Kadjar cars fail their MOT more often?
Renault Kadjar cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.6% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 70.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Renault Kadjar?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Renault Kadjar's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.