3,816 tests in 2025
Renault Kangoo Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
80.2% passed first time. The 19.8% fail rate is 2.8 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 5 years old with 23,634 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Renault Kangoo page.
Pass rate
80.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 19.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
23,634 mi
5 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,133 | 16.2% |
| 6-9 years | 1,252 | 22.4% |
| 10-13 years | 409 | 30.8% |
| 14+ years | 10 | — |
What the Kangoo Electric fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12 dangerous34.1%
- Tyres233 dangerous32.9%
- Visibility30%
- Suspension9 dangerous24.9%
- Steering9 dangerous14.7%
- Brakes51 dangerous14.4%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous8.1%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems5.2%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Kangoo Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively173 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken117 tests
- 3Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play85 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working84 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords83 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm82 tests
- 7Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps52 tests
- 8Condition: has ply or cords exposed47 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Kangoo Electric collects 2.17 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm586 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure396 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened192 tests
- 4Stop lamp: with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning130 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre106 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded94 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords81 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm80 tests
Questions
What is the Renault Kangoo Electric MOT pass rate?
80.2% of the 3,816 Renault Kangoo Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 19.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Renault Kangoo Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 173 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 34.1% of failures, tyres appears in 32.9% of failures, visibility appears in 30% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 16.2%; at 10-13 years it was 30.8%. The median Renault Kangoo Electric tested in 2025 was 5 years old with 23,634 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Kangoo Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Renault models
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