Does the Renault Kadjar fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Kadjar records 4.68 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.18 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.50, 95% interval +0.42 to +0.57). It ranks 290 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Kadjar is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 8,745 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 8,745 | 2.80 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,701 | 0.54 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 753 | 0.24 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 684 | 0.22 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 539 | 0.17 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 312,232 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Renault Kadjar gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.2% of Renault Kadjar MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,920 miles later (40,143 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,143 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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