Renault Koleos MOT reliability

Renault Koleoss passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 3,909 tests in 2025. 3,345 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

3,909

Still licensed (GB)

3,345

Body type

Hatchback

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

2018 diesel

904 MOTs

Passed first time 82%. Typical mileage 58,710 (most between 45,631 and 75,514).

2019: 100% → 2020: 84% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 82%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (2.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.3%)

Where 2018 Koleoss fail

Suspension & axles

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

4.0%

Lights & electrics

3.7%

Brakes

3.3%

Visibility & wipers

2.4%

Steering

1.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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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.