Renault Kangoo MOT reliability

Renault Kangoos passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 52,145 tests in 2025. 62,070 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

52,145

Still licensed (GB)

62,070

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

1,003 MOTs

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 59,443 (most between 40,141 and 86,630).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 74% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (10.7%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (6.5%)
Position lamp: not working (6.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.7%)

2021 electric

914 MOTs

Passed first time 77%. Typical mileage 20,877 (most between 12,631 and 30,962).

2023: 93% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 77%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.4%)
Stop lamp: not working (3.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.6%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.8%)

Where 2021 Kangoos fail

Lights & electrics

20.8%

Wheels & tyres

7.5%

Visibility & wipers

6.2%

Brakes

5.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.2%

Suspension & axles

2.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.