Pass rate
84.0%
Around average — 2.0 pts behind the 86.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 50,564 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£52
2017 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate
- 2017
- typical 54,154 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
30.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 92.2% pass
- Avoid 2015 78.8% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 13.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.2%
- Typical mileage
- 54k mi
The 2017 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate is 84.0% of its MOT tests — 2.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 30.0% of everything recorded on the 2017 Renault Kadjar, against 19.8% nationally — 10.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2017 Renault Kadjar compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 86.0%, so this figure is 2.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.2%. The median 2017 Renault Kadjar in this dataset had covered 54,154 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 63% of tests, with a 83.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.4% of the time, April–September 83.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 3.64% of tests.
- 50,564 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.0% overall pass rate, 81.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Kadjar, the average is 84.3% — best year 2021 (92.2%), worst 2015 (78.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 50,564
- Typical mileage (median)
- 54,154 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Kadjar
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (63% of tests).
Where the Renault Kadjar is most common
Across all Kadjar model years on record (2015–2022): 101,371 Renault Kadjar cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 237,197 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 3,666 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow (G) | 3,666 | 81.6% |
| 2 | Birmingham (B) | 2,770 | 85.7% |
| 3 | Sheffield (S) | 2,212 | 85.9% |
| 4 | Cardiff (CF) | 2,096 | 82.9% |
| 5 | Warrington (WA) | 1,899 | 83.5% |
| 6 | Swansea (SA) | 1,810 | 84.2% |
| 7 | Nottingham (NG) | 1,747 | 84.2% |
| 8 | Peterborough (PE) | 1,707 | 86.2% |
| 9 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 1,703 | 85.2% |
| 10 | Liverpool (L) | 1,696 | 85.9% |
| 11 | Manchester (M) | 1,670 | 85.0% |
| 12 | Edinburgh (EH) | 1,661 | 80.7% |
| 13 | Derby (DE) | 1,596 | 86.5% |
| 14 | Doncaster (DN) | 1,567 | 84.6% |
| 15 | Chester (CH) | 1,543 | 84.6% |
| 16 | Northampton (NN) | 1,511 | 81.0% |
| 17 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 1,455 | 83.3% |
| 18 | Hamilton (ML) | 1,413 | 81.0% |
| 19 | Norwich (NR) | 1,375 | 85.4% |
| 20 | Bristol (BS) | 1,367 | 83.1% |
The twenty areas with the most Renault Kadjar cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Kadjar
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 7,688 | 79.7% |
| North West | 7,335 | 84.6% |
| South East | 7,115 | 85.6% |
| West Midlands | 5,027 | 84.4% |
| Yorkshire | 4,910 | 84.2% |
| East of England | 4,403 | 86.9% |
| South West | 3,902 | 84.4% |
| East Midlands | 3,217 | 83.0% |
| Wales | 3,110 | 82.9% |
| North East | 2,158 | 83.8% |
| London | 1,699 | 88.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2017 Kadjar
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2017 Kadjar
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 3.6% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 3.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brakes 2.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2017 Kadjar through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£52 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£52
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 50,564 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Kadjar, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2015 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 78.8% to 92.2% — a spread of 13.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2015 78.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 80.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2017 84.0%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2018 84.8% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2019 87.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 89.5% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 92.2% wipers blade defective
- 2022 92.2% wipers does not clear the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2017 Renault Kadjar with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2017 cars with a similar record
- Nissan X-Trail 84.0%
- Abarth 595 84.0%
- Tesla Model X 84.0%
- Vauxhall Zafira 83.8%
- Ford B-Max 83.8%
- Fiat 500X 83.8%
Closest pass rates among 2017 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2017 Renault Kadjar 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 64,614 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 19,541 | 30.00% | 19.76% | +10.24 |
| Brakes | 17,395 | 26.70% | 20.89% | +5.81 |
| Suspension | 8,434 | 12.90% | 20.98% | −8.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6,475 | 9.90% | 12.21% | −2.31 |
| Non-component advisories | 4,818 | 7.40% | 4.18% | +3.22 |
| Visibility | 3,031 | 4.70% | 4.97% | −0.27 |
| Steering | 1,773 | 2.70% | 2.57% | +0.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,273 | 2.00% | 5.52% | −3.52 |
| Road Wheels | 982 | 1.50% | 0.75% | +0.75 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 892 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.3% | £5–20 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £5–25 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.4% | £25–65 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.2% | £8–22 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 1.1% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 14.9% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.0% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.1% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.8% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4,610 | 90.2% | 23,489 mi |
| 30-60k | 26,086 | 85.2% | 46,091 mi |
| 60-90k | 15,941 | 81.4% | 71,883 mi |
| 90-120k | 3,206 | 79.6% | 100,687 mi |
| 120k+ | 709 | 78.0% | 140,152 mi |
Source: 50,564 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2017 Kadjar MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2017 Renault Kadjar?
84.0% of the 50,564 2017 Renault Kadjar tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 86.0% for cars first used in 2017. First-attempt pass rate: 81.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2017 Renault Kadjar?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (3.64%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.33%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (2.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2017 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.2% of the time, falling to 78.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2017 Renault Kadjar in this dataset had covered 54,154 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2017 Renault Kadjar?
Diesel: 83.7% pass rate across 31,708 tests. Petrol: 84.5% pass rate across 18,856 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2017 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.