Renault Koleos
Registered from 2008 to 2020.
About this model
The Renault Koleos, also known as Renault Samsung QM5 for the first generation and Renault QM6 in South Korea for the second generation, is a five-passenger compact, later mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by the French manufacturer Renault over three generations. It is primarily manufactured in Busan, South Korea by Renault Korea.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Koleos, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 2.0 diesel. 408 of 1,316 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 9% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 59% | 239 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 175 |
| Steering | 29% | 117 |
| Brakes | 27% | 109 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 19% | 79 |
| Tyres and wheels | 18% | 73 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 96% of 2009 cars — 29% of its 408 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 59% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering — 29% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 19% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 18% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 25% | 20% | 52 | |
| 60–80k miles | 28% | 23% | 145 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 26% | 257 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 28% | 370 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 29% | 256 | |
| 140–160k miles | 33% | 29% | 149 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 29% | 50 |
1,279 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.7 diesel · 148 hp · 1758 kg · 2705 mm wheelbase · 6.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 2.0 diesel · 1773 kg · 2705 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 2.0 diesel · 174 hp · 1795 kg · 2705 mm wheelbase · 7.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 2.0 diesel · 182 hp · 1779 kg · 2680 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.0 diesel · 1800 kg · 2690 mm wheelbase · 7.0 L/100km (NEDC) |