2001 Renault Kangoo RXE review from UK and Ireland
"Best car I've ever owned, cheap and cheerful"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Year 1: stuck turbo valve, dealer repaired under warranty. 15000 miles this year.
Year 2: No Faults, Tires replaced due to wear.
Put car in for service at Renault dealer and ended up driving for 3 miles before discovering there was no oil whatsoever in the engine, dealer forgot to fill it back up after service!!! 15000 this year.
Year 3: Front Driver speaker blown, CD Player/Radio has a lot of static build up for first 5 minutes of engine running in damp weather.
Front Offside, piston side brake disk wears down and creates a gouge in the brake rotor, replaced both front brake rotors and brake pads.
2 Front tires replaced due to wear.
Added a tow bar, very easy to fit.
15000 miles this year.
Year 4: Same brake pad as year 3 causes another gouge in rotor. Going to learn to replace myself to cut costs.
10000 miles this year so far.
General comments?
Great car for a young family going places.
Quick off the mark when it counts.
Very easy to maintain.
Car is classed as a van so requires reinforced tires which are about £50 each.
Car is very economical on the fuel, at todays prices £38 fills the tank and I get around 450 miles to that.
Diesel engine is quite noisy, but not uncomfortably so.
The car itself is very cheap to buy new.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.9 diesel turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 8 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 55000 miles |
| Previous car | Peugeot 309 |
| Date of Entry | 19th January, 2005 |