Used car guide · 2021–2025

Renault Arkana common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Renault Arkana, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 10,657 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

10,657MOTs done in 2023–2025, all years of this model
19,672on the UK register
2021best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

20252024202320222021

What usually goes wrong with a Renault Arkana?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Renault Arkana in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Renault Arkana MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, for each fuel on its own. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2023–2025.

Petrol

  • Brake pads

    up to 2.7× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2021 and 2022.

    Rough price £75–£175 (one axle) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Listen for squealing or grinding when braking, and look through the wheel at how much pad is left.

  • Wipers

    up to 3.7× usual

    Stands out on cars registered in 2022.

    Rough price £15–£60 our estimate

    At the viewing: Test the wipers and washers on every speed.

Renault Arkana MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2021 Renault Arkana did best (89% passed first time, 2 points above all 2021 cars) and the 2022 did worst (88%, 1 point below all 2022 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

YearPass first timeAll cars that yearMOT tests
202392%92% +0649
202288%89% -17,087
202189%87% +22,921

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Renault Arkana

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

  1. Any recent work on the wipers? (Flagged at MOT 3× as often on the Renault Arkana as on other cars the same age.)
  2. Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Looking at a Renault Arkana?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score