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Renault Kangoo, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

63,585 Renault Kangoos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 54.5% of initial MOT tests, 17.8 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Renault Kangoo at the MOT

54.5% of 52,143 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Kangoo 543rd of 575 models. Renault Kangoos aged 3 to 5 years passed 69.8% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 49.9%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Renault Kangoo54.5%
  • All Renault modelsThe Kangoo is 8 pts behind62.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Renault Kangoo tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years5,995 tests69.8%
  • 6 to 10 years14,851 tests56.8%
  • 11 years and over30,773 tests49.9%

Where Kangoos fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Renault Kangoo tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.1%
  • Brakes17.9%
  • Suspension16.6%
  • Body, chassis, structure8.8%
  • Visibility8.6%

The items testers recorded most often were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1%), coil spring fractured or broken (5.3%) and track rod end ball joint has excessive play (4.9%).

The MOT page lists every common Kangoo MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Renault Kangoo MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Kangoo's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. 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.27.1% of Kangoo failure items

  2. 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.17.9% of Kangoo failure items

  3. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.16.6% of Kangoo failure items

Renault Kangoos in the UK

63,585 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 26% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−26%from 85,714 licensed
Typical year of first use
2015half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2015 or earlier
First registered in 2025
4,745against 7,975 in 2024
Declared off the road
13,61718% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Renault Kangoos since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201485,714
End of 201583,553
End of 201681,169
End of 201776,751
End of 201872,995
End of 201970,414
End of 202067,728
End of 202165,730
End of 202262,149
End of 202360,904
End of 202463,595
End of 202563,969
End of June 202663,585

How old they are

Licensed Renault Kangoos by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 4,560 were first used before 2006.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20254,6204,745
20247,7947,975
20233,4543,591
2022513542
20211,8031,982
20201,9222,133
20192,9333,356
20182,3112,633
20172,2732,742
20163,2184,005
20153,6994,933
20142,977
20132,081
20122,826
20114,365
20103,938
20091,791
20082,395
20072,518
20061,795

3,699 Kangoos first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 75% of the 4,933 first registered that year.

Kangoo engines and fuel

1.5 litre engines made up 72% of Renault Kangoo MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.6 litre at 12%. Diesel accounts for 75% of licensed Kangoos and petrol for 14%. Electric examples were 8.1% of tests.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 52,132 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.5 litre72%
  • 1.6 litre12%
  • 1.2 litre5.8%
  • 1.9 litre1%

Fuel type, licensed Kangoos

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol8,78514%
Diesel47,74475%
Battery electric7,03911%
Gas17<0.1%

Renault Kangoo recalls

18 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Kangoo. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Kangoo is affected.

  1. Sep 2025 R/2025/254

    Rear Door Top Door Strikers

    Kangoos built May 2020 to May 2025 · 15,240 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On certain vehicles the rear swing door strikers have a prominent character. Injuries may occur when entering or exiting from the rear of the vehicle (e.g. during loading or unloading).
    Remedy
    The preventive measure is the addition of protective covers on the door strikers at the top of the two rear swing doors.

  2. Jan 2025 R/2025/032

    Rear door hinges

    Kangoos built Oct 2024 · 18 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    For certain vehicles there is an issue involving the conformity of the four hinges of the rear doors for where a missing shaft cannot be ruled out.
    Remedy
    Inspect the hinges and if required replace.

  3. Feb 2021 R/2021/049

    Risk of a fuel leak in the engine compartment

    Kangoos built Feb 2018 to Apr 2019 · 293 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Inspect and install protection to the fuel pipe or replace the fuel pipe if damaged

  4. Jan 2020 R/2020/014

    Inadequate tightening of the rear hub nuts and potentially the caliper fixing screws on the left and right side

    Kangoos built Sep 2019 to Oct 2019 · 50 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Inadequate tightening of the rear hub nuts and potentially of the calliper fixing screws on the left and right side
    Remedy
    Check the torque of the fixing screws hub nuts and if required replace the screws bolts and the calliper.

  5. Sep 2019 R/2019/274

    The stop & start function does not perform correctly

    Kangoos built Dec 2018 to Feb 2019 · 570 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The STOP&START function does not perform correctly.
    Remedy
    An update to the Power and Switching Unit software is required

  6. Dec 2018 R/2018/325

    Incorrect welding of the catalytic convertor

    Kangoos built Feb 2018 to Apr 2018 · 1 vehicle across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Check the welding of the catalytic converter and replace it if necessary.

  7. Mar 2017 R/2017/110

    Steering column housing may crack

    Kangoos built Nov 2016 to Dec 2016 · 7 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The steering column housing may crack making the steering wheel adjustment not as expected and/or some control arms may become difficult to use them (indicators headlight control wipers).
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the upper steering column complete with housing and associated fixings.

  8. May 2016 R/2016/114

    Rear left hand seat belt mounting may fail

    Kangoos built Nov 2015 · 3 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The near side rear seat belt upper mounting bolt may not have been tightened to the correct specification. In the event of an accident the belt may be insecure and not act as intended.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles tighten bolt to correct specification
How to check a specific Kangoo for recalls

Other Renault models

The most-tested Renault models in 2025, against the Kangoo's 54.5% MOT pass rate.

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Renault Kangoo FAQs

How many Renault Kangoos are there in the UK?

63,585 Renault Kangoos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 13,617 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Renault Kangoo 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 54.5% first-time pass rate for the Renault Kangoo across 52,143 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Renault Kangoo had any recalls?

18 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Kangoo. The most recent was published in September 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Renault Kangoo?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Renault Kangoo'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.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Renault Kangoo history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Renault VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.