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Before you buy a used Renault Master (IV).

2024–2026 · Diesel / Electric · 2 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 Master (IV), 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.

2.0 Blue dCi (M9R)

Diesel

  • Seized injectors and stretched chain on the 2.0 dCi (M9R)Timing / injection
    Period mentioned
    Approx. 2005–2023
    Mileage mentioned
    The sheet does not mention a mileage.

    Applies if: Same 2.0 dCi M9R; the faults were documented on earlier engines with high mileage and there are no published cases on the Master IV yet.

Master E-Tech Electric

Electric

Which engine has the fewest documented faults?

Documented faults and recalls by engine for the Renault Master (IV)
EngineDocumented faultsRecalls
2.0 Blue dCi (M9R)Diesel11 with conditions3
Master E-Tech ElectricElectric11 with conditions2

According to the data we have, all its engines have the same number of documented faults.

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

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  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.
Renault steering recalls (2016–2025)Steering

How to check it: Check the recall by VIN; inspect and replace or reprogram the part named. If the maker says so, do not drive until repaired.

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Renault accelerator-pedal recalls (2018–2025)Powertrain and engine management

How to check it: Check the recall by VIN; check the pedal and replace it if the recall requires.

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Loss of power from a hot-air leak between the turbo and the intercooler (Master 4)Injection / turbo

Engines: 2.0 Blue dCi (M9R) (Diesel)

How to check it: Ask a main dealer to check with the VIN whether campaign C0555 is outstanding; if power drops or you smell hot plastic, stop and have it checked.

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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.

Gearbox

  • Look out for: When P is pressed, the vehicle is switched off, the driver’s seat belt is released or the driver’s door is opened, the vehicle may not lock in P and can roll on a slope.

    Ask them to check: Check campaign 0EY9 by VIN at a Renault garage. In the meantime, always apply the parking brake when parking on a slope.

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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