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Renault Kadjar

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 7 years from 120,434 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

86%

Total Tests

120,434

Best Year

2021 (93%)

Years Covered

7

How reliable is the Renault Kadjar?

vs national average+4% (82% avg)
vs Renault brand average+6% (80% avg)
Best to worst year spread13 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Renault Kadjar by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202193%2,80323,578 mi
202091%14,30129,429 mi
201988%20,36336,082 mi
201886%18,75747,865 mi
201785%24,95956,669 mi
201682%33,81366,285 mi
201580%5,43873,654 mi

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About the Renault Kadjar

The Renault Kadjar has been tested 120,434 times in 2024 MOT data across 7 model years (2015 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 86%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as diesel and petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 93% pass rate from 2,803 tests. The 2015 model has the lowest at 80%. The 13 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer RENAULT KADJARs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 7 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2015) averages 73,654 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 23,578 miles.

Compared to the Renault brand average of 80%, the Kadjar performs 6 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Renault range.

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