Pass rate
89.5%
Above average — 1.2 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 26,394 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£70
2020 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 27,763 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
43.0% 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
- 88.4%
- Typical mileage
- 28k mi
The 2020 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate is 89.5% of its MOT tests — 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 43.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Kadjar does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.2× the national share
Tyres make up 43.0% of everything recorded on the 2020 Renault Kadjar, against 19.8% nationally — 23.2 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2020 Renault Kadjar compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.4%. The median 2020 Renault Kadjar in this dataset had covered 27,763 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 86% of tests, with a 89.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.8% of the time, April–September 89.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 2.16% of tests.
- 26,394 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.5% overall pass rate, 88.4% 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
- 26,394
- Typical mileage (median)
- 27,763 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Kadjar
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (86% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Kadjar
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,917 | 87.3% |
| North West | 3,907 | 90.0% |
| South East | 3,686 | 89.5% |
| Yorkshire | 2,617 | 90.2% |
| West Midlands | 2,476 | 89.4% |
| East of England | 2,456 | 90.8% |
| South West | 1,966 | 87.1% |
| East Midlands | 1,786 | 90.5% |
| Wales | 1,675 | 90.2% |
| North East | 1,194 | 91.7% |
| London | 714 | 92.2% |
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 2020 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 2020 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 wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 1.5% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 1.1% 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 2020 Kadjar through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£70 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£70
- 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
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 26,394 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 2020 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Dacia Sandero 89.5%
- Dacia Duster 89.5%
- Hyundai Tucson 89.6%
- Vauxhall Crossland X Griffin 89.6%
- BMW 320 89.6%
- Volkswagen E-Golf 89.6%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 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 22,297 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 | 9,628 | 43.00% | 19.76% | +23.24 |
| Brakes | 5,781 | 25.80% | 20.89% | +4.91 |
| Non-component advisories | 2,256 | 10.10% | 4.18% | +5.92 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,520 | 6.80% | 12.21% | −5.41 |
| Visibility | 1,414 | 6.30% | 4.97% | +1.33 |
| Suspension | 838 | 3.70% | 20.98% | −17.28 |
| Road Wheels | 601 | 2.70% | 0.75% | +1.95 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 109 | 0.50% | 5.52% | −5.02 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 95 | 0.40% | 1.76% | −1.36 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 55 | 0.20% | 0.82% | −0.62 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.2% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £8–22 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.3% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.83% | £80–200 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.78% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.72% | £5–20 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.68% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.7% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.7% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.0% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 14,735 | 92.0% | 19,148 mi |
| 30-60k | 10,390 | 86.9% | 41,130 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,176 | 82.9% | 68,774 mi |
| 90-120k | 84 | 85.7% | 101,016 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 100.0% | 145,295 mi |
Source: 26,394 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.
2020 Kadjar MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Renault Kadjar?
89.5% of the 26,394 2020 Renault Kadjar tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 88.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Renault Kadjar?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.16%), wipers blade defective (1.60%), has ply or cords exposed (1.49%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Renault Kadjar in this dataset had covered 27,763 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2020 Renault Kadjar?
Petrol: 89.7% pass rate across 22,684 tests. Diesel: 88.2% pass rate across 3,710 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2020 Renault Kadjar MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 89.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.