73.6%
Renault Kadjar
Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Kadjar passed 73.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 1.3 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was headlamp not working on dipped beam.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Kadjar compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
62.5%
Renault average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Kadjar runs 11.2 points ahead of the Renault average. It is 5th of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Kadjar arrived at its test 7.4 years old with 58,183 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Kadjar MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Renault Kadjar cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 70.6%, a drop of 11 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 18,191 | 81.6% | 9.3 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 50,539 | 70.6% | 1.7 pts below |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Kadjar failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Kadjar cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and tyres together account for 45.3% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Kadjar MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Kadjar cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 58% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Kadjar cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Kadjar
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, ball joint excessively worn and ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 16.9% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 15.9% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp not working on dipped beam and headlamp aim too high. 11.9% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 8.3% of failure items.
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Renault Kadjar MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate?
73.6% of Renault Kadjar cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 69,281 tests. That is 1.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 286th of 575 models.
What does a Renault Kadjar most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Kadjar cars failing their 2025 MOT was headlamp not working on dipped beam, on 8.6% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (8.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.9%).
Which area causes the most Renault Kadjar MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 23.3%, followed by tyres at 22%.
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, against 70.6% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Renault Kadjar has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Kadjar that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Renault Kadjar's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.