Model Reports 8 min read Updated 12 Jul 2026

Renault Kangoo 2007: reliability & common MOT faults

Elevated MOT failure patterns for the 2007 Renault Kangoo include Steering rack (~18.0× peers). Based on UK DVSA open data for test year 2025 (1,326 failed first-attempt tests), compared with similar age and mileage peers. Available test years: 2024, 2025.

1,326 failed first-attempt tests · 2,743 first tests (test year 2025)

Standout pattern: Steering rack — about 18.0× more often than on similar peer cars.

Key takeaways before you buy

  • Steering rack: about 18.0× more often than similar cars

Common faults

These are MOT failure patterns that show up more often on this registration year than on similar cars of the same class, age band, and mileage in the same test year (leave-one-out peer comparison; whole model family excluded).

Statistical patterns from MOT defect codes — not manufacturer TSBs, recalls, or a diagnosis of any individual car. Fail and advisory patterns are kept separate.

Based on 1,326 failed first-attempt tests in test year 2025.

Steering rack

This failure pattern appears about 18.0× more often than on similar peer cars — recorded on 118 failed first-attempt tests; 8.9% of failed tests for this model year.

Any · 118 failures · ×18.0 vs similar cars · 8.9% of failed first tests · Strong pattern — appears far more often than similar cars

# Fault pattern Location Failures vs similar cars Share of fails Confidence
1 Steering rack
Steering > Steering gear > Steering rack
 Any 118 ×18.0 8.9% Strong pattern — appears far more often than similar cars
2 Linkage pins and bushes (front)
Suspension > Anti-roll bars > Linkage pins and bushes
 Front 82 ×15.8 6.2% Likely common fault pattern
3 Hazard warning — Switch
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment > Hazard warning > Switch
 Any 36 ×12.6 2.7% Likely common fault pattern
4 Steering rack (front)
Steering > Steering gear > Steering rack
 Front 96 ×12.6 7.2% Likely common fault pattern
5 Anti-roll bars — Linkage (front)
Suspension > Anti-roll bars > Linkage
 Front 34 ×7.3 2.6% Likely common fault pattern
6 Electrical equipment — Horn
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment > Electrical equipment > Horn
 Any 66 ×3.4 5.0% Likely common fault pattern
7 Track rod end
Steering > Steering linkage components > Track rod end
 Any 59 ×3.1 4.4% Likely common fault pattern
8 SRS malfunction indicator lamp
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems > SRS malfunction indicator lamp
 Any 88 ×3.1 6.6% Likely common fault pattern
9 Parking brake control — Lever
Brakes > Parking brake control > Lever
 Any 28 ×2.7 2.1% Possible elevated fault
10 Service brake imbalance (rear)
Brakes > Brake performance > Service Brake Efficiency (sp) > Rbt (sp) > Service brake imbalance
 Rear 42 ×2.6 3.2% Possible elevated fault

Only patterns that clear minimum sample and elevation thresholds are shown (at least 20 failures and 2.0× peer lift).

Wear patterns

These patterns look like wear or usage effects rather than model-specific design faults. Tyres, brake friction material, and alignment-related defects often track mileage and road use. They are not treated as a model design fault in our common-faults ranking.

# Pattern Location Failures vs similar cars Share of fails Confidence
1 Brake discs (front)
Brakes > Mechanical brake components > Brake discs and drums > Brake discs
 Front 44 ×2.2 3.3% Wear / usage pattern — not treated as a model design fault

Advisories

Advisory items recorded on failed first-attempt tests that appear elevated versus peers. Advisories are not a fail rate — they flag issues noted at the test, often before they become failures.

# Advisory pattern Location Notes vs similar cars Share Confidence
1 Linkage pins and bushes (front)
Suspension > Anti-roll bars > Linkage pins and bushes
 Front 114 ×11.1 8.6% Likely common fault pattern
2 Position lamp (rear)
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment > Position lamps > Position lamp
 Rear 23 ×8.2 1.7% Elevated vs peers
3 Pins and bushes (front)
Suspension > Anti-roll bars > Pins and bushes
 Front 32 ×4.5 2.4% Elevated vs peers
4 Wheel bearings (rear)
Suspension > Wheel bearings
 Rear 50 ×4.1 3.8% Elevated vs peers
5 Track rod end (front)
Steering > Steering linkage components > Track rod end
 Front 53 ×2.8 4.0% Possible elevated fault
6 Macpherson strut (front)
Suspension > Macpherson strut > Macpherson strut
 Front 32 ×2.5 2.4% Elevated vs peers
7 Non-component advisories (front)
Non-component advisories
 Front 92 ×2.4 6.9% Elevated vs peers
8 Seat belts — Condition (front)
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems > Seat belts > Condition
 Front 27 ×2.4 2.0% Elevated vs peers

FAQs

We do not show a single reliability score for the 2007 Renault Kangoo on this page. Among 1,326 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Steering rack appears more often than on similar peer cars (about 18.0× more often than peers; 118 observed failures; 8.9% of failed tests). Treat this as a pre-purchase checklist from DVSA open data — not a guarantee for any individual car.
Among failed first-attempt tests we surface patterns that appear more often than on similar peer cars. Top example: Steering rack (about 18.0× more often than peers; 118 observed failures; 8.9% of failed tests). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Steering rack shows up more often than on similar peer cars (about 18.0× more often than peers; 118 observed failures; 8.9% of failed tests). That does not prove a causal design fault — age, mileage, and usage still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase check point, not a manufacturer TSB.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2007 Renault Kangoo include Steering rack. These are elevated versus similar peer cars where lift clears our floors — not a full list of every possible fault on an individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that look elevated versus peers among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights elevated MOT failure patterns for the 2007 Renault Kangoo (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are ranked against similar age and mileage peers. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics — not a full service history or manufacturer TSB list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.
PRS means the vehicle failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

About this data

Universe. UK class 4 cars only; normal MOT tests (not retests); results pass, PRS, or fail; one first test per vehicle per calendar year.

PRS policy. PRS means the vehicle failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

Peer baseline. We compare this model year with other class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year, excluding the whole model family so the car is not compared with itself (leave-one-out peer baseline).

Data years. Test years covered: 2024, 2025.

Limitations.

  • MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules — so this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults are inferred from MOT defect statistics, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Matching on age and mileage reduces but does not remove every usage or maintenance difference between cars.
  • Pass rates and star scores appear only when those data marts are available; this page never invents them.

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