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Before you buy a used Renault Koleos (II).

2016–2023 · Petrol / Diesel · 4 engines

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Renault Koleos (II), real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

All versions

Sheets the catalogue links to all 4 of its engines.

  • R-Link, particulate filter and EGR on the Koleos IIKnown weak points
    Period mentioned
    2016 onwards
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Weak points of this model from inspections, breakdown statistics and recalls; anything specific to one engine is stated in the sheet.

1.3 TCe (H5Ht) · 1.6 dCi (R9M) · 1.7 Blue dCi (R9N)

1.3 TCe (H5Ht) (Petrol) · 1.6 dCi (R9M) (Diesel) · 1.7 Blue dCi (R9N) (Diesel)

We have no faults specific to this engine, only those common to every version.

2.0 dCi / Blue dCi (M9R)

Diesel

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Renault Koleos (II)
EngineDocumented faults
1.3 TCe (H5Ht)PetrolFewest documented11 with conditions
1.6 dCi (R9M)DieselFewest documented11 with conditions
1.7 Blue dCi (R9N)DieselFewest documented11 with conditions
2.0 dCi / Blue dCi (M9R)Diesel21 with conditions

According to the data we have, the engines with the fewest documented faults are: 1.3 TCe (H5Ht) (Petrol), 1.6 dCi (R9M) (Diesel), 1.7 Blue dCi (R9N) (Diesel).

By fuel type, the one with the fewest documented faults is: Petrol.

We only count the sourced sheets we have. An engine with fewer is not guaranteed to be more reliable: it may have been studied less or sold in smaller numbers.

Official recalls: ask before you pay

We have no official recalls on record for this model. Our list is not complete: ask anyway, with the chassis number.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Renault dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.

On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

0 of 2 checked

Timing / injection

  • Look out for: Chain noise at high mileage; loss of power and emissions warnings in town use; injectors that will not come out when removed.

    Ask them to check: Listen to the chain from cold, check injection and emissions codes, and before removing injectors have extraction tools ready. Keep oil changes up to date.

Known weak points

  • Look out for: R-Link with Bluetooth problems or freezing after an update, a squeaking centre console; on diesels, a particulate filter clogged by short trips and carbon on injectors and EGR.

    Ask them to check: Drive long trips to regenerate the filter; ask for R-Link updates; test injectors and EGR on diesels.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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