Renault Kadjar — reliability by registration year

2015–2022 · 8 registration years · 66,392 first tests

2019 breaks the run — 1.2 pp better than the years either side 2016 breaks the run — 1.2 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Kadjar registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Renault Kadjar first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 647 87.9% 92.0%
2021 1,475 86.5% 90.7%
2020 7,650 81.6% 85.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 25.7%
2019 11,272 79.2% 83.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 17.3%
1.2 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 Kadjars most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (17.3%) · Tread depth (front) (11.3%) · Brake pads (front) (9.3%)
2018 10,432 74.4% 79.4% Headlamp (front) 11.3%
2017 13,907 71.6% 77.1% Headlamp (front) 10.6%
2016 18,147 67.1% 71.9% Ball joint (front) 14.4%
1.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2016 Kadjars most often: Ball joint (front) (14.4%) · Coil spring (rear) (10.8%) · Tread depth (front) (9.1%)
2015 2,862 65.1% 69.4% Ball joint (front) 16.0%

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