Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function on the Renault Kangoo

Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function on the Renault Kangoo is recorded on 2,223 tests — 1.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.5× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.5× that share
The 190 models compared	27 of 190, highest first
The model's own record	221,971 tests · every year of the Kangoo →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Kangoo tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2002, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2010 at 0.9%; best 2017 at 0.3%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2002	30	6,978	0.4%
2003	46	10,440	0.4%
2004	66	15,840	0.4%
2005	81	18,862	0.4%
2006	124	20,928	0.6%
2007	156	26,538	0.6%
2008	123	23,598	0.5%
2009	149	17,574	0.8%
2010	344	39,540	0.9%
2011	317	43,510	0.7%
2012	171	26,498	0.7%
2013	126	19,548	0.6%
2014	135	26,912	0.5%
2015	146	32,300	0.5%
2016	111	39,885	0.3%
2017	49	18,570	0.3%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Renault Kangoo MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Renault model →