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Renault Koleos 2.0dCi reliability

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Do you know if there are any reliability issues with the 2.0dci engines fitted to the Renault Koleos and whether they suffer badly with their DPFs?

I'm minded to look at one as a next car and wonder if you found them comfortable to drive?

Asked on 9 January 2012 by briscs

Answered by Honest John
There was a problem with these engines initially in the X-Trail and Qashqai, but some software changes seem to have helped. Still not a good idea to use them for repeated short runs from cold. No reports of problems with them in Scenics and Lagunas, and this is now the base engine for the Renault Trafic III that has to be able to operate in traffic.

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