Renault: MOT pass rate and reliability

Renault vehicles pass the MOT first time 68.1% of the time, measured across 1,057,716 DVSA tests. That is 8.9 points worse than the 77% national average, ranking Renault 47 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.

Every brand ranked

1. Ferrari - 95.9%
2. LEVC - 95.4%
3. Aston Martin - 93.2%
4. Bentley - 92.5%
5. Porsche - 88.7%
6. Lexus - 87.7%
7. Tesla - 84.8%
8. Maserati - 84.3%
9. MG - 83.9%
10. BMW - 82.5%
11. Jaguar - 81.9%
12. Abarth - 81.8%
13. Audi - 81.6%
14. MINI - 81.6%
15. Toyota - 81.3%
16. Land Rover - 80.6%
17. Skoda - 80.6%
18. Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
19. Suzuki - 79.5%
20. Kia - 78.9%
21. Hyundai - 78.8%
22. SEAT - 78.7%
23. Subaru - 78.6%
24. Honda - 78.3%
25. Dacia - 78.3%
26. Volvo - 78.2%
27. Jeep - 78%
28. Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
29. Smart - 77.2%
30. Volkswagen - 77.1%
31. Mazda - 77%
32. Mitsubishi - 76.9%
33. DS - 76.2%
34. London Taxis International - 75.5%
35. Ford - 74.8%
36. Isuzu - 73.7%
37. Nissan - 73.4%
38. Peugeot - 73.2%
39. Fiat - 73%
40. Ssangyong - 73%
41. Vauxhall - 72.4%
42. Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
43. Citroen - 70.8%
44. Iveco - 70.2%
45. Rover - 70.2%
46. Saab - 69.1%
47. Renault - 68.1%
48. Chrysler - 67.2%
49. Daihatsu - 67.1%
50. Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
51. Chevrolet - 62.8%

Renault models

• Renault Clio - 61.6%, 303,396 tests
• Renault Captur - 79.7%, 133,932 tests
• Renault Megane - 61.1%, 103,796 tests
• Renault Trafic - 61.6%, 97,030 tests
• Renault Kadjar - 81.7%, 69,286 tests
• Renault Kangoo - 61.1%, 54,883 tests
• Renault Scenic - 62.3%, 37,513 tests
• Renault Twingo - 66.3%, 25,164 tests
• Renault Grand Scenic - 60.6%, 21,438 tests
• Renault Master - 69.2%, 15,293 tests
• Renault Modus - 57.5%, 12,114 tests
• Renault Zoe - 69.4%, 9,631 tests
• Renault Laguna - 61.8%, 9,387 tests
• Renault Clio Iconic Tce - 86.9%, 9,003 tests
• Renault Captur Iconic Tce - 91.7%, 8,322 tests
• Renault Captur S Edition Tce - 93.3%, 4,564 tests
• Renault Koleos - 76.1%, 3,485 tests
• Renault Zoe I GT Ln Rapid Charge Ze 50 - 89.3%, 3,321 tests
• Renault Trafic Sl28 Sport Energy Dci - 84.5%, 3,309 tests
• Renault Megane Scenic - 65.9%, 3,295 tests
• Renault Grand Modus - 58.7%, 3,084 tests
• Renault Clio Rs Line Tce - 88.3%, 2,755 tests
• Renault Captur S Edition Tce Auto - 94.3%, 2,640 tests
• Renault Clio S Edition Tce - 89.2%, 2,508 tests
• Renault Trafic Sl28 B-Ness+ Energy Dci - 79.6%, 2,179 tests
• Renault Wind - 64.8%, 2,080 tests
• Renault Zoe GT Line Rapid Charge Ev 50 - 91.1%, 2,050 tests
• Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto - 92.3%, 1,867 tests
• Renault Trafic Sl28 B-Ness Energy Dci - 79.7%, 1,770 tests
• Renault Grand Espace - 59.4%, 1,606 tests
• Renault Zoe I GT Line Ze 50 - 90.2%, 1,547 tests
• Renault Espace - 56.2%, 1,478 tests
• Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 - 89.7%, 1,473 tests
• Renault Zoe I Iconc Rapid Charge Ze 50 - 87.6%, 1,368 tests
• Renault Zoe I Iconic Ze 50 - 89.2%, 1,284 tests
• Renault Clio Rs Line Tce Auto - 88.9%, 1,206 tests
• Renault Clio Iconic Sce - 85.7%, 1,035 tests
• Renault Captur Iconic Dci - 87.5%, 983 tests
• Renault Clio Play Sce - 87.4%, 980 tests
• Renault Clio Play Tce - 87.3%, 929 tests
• Renault G Scenic D-Que Tt Energy Dciss - 58%, 917 tests
• Renault G - 58.5%, 848 tests
• Renault Trafic Sl28 Black Ed Engy Dci - 86.9%, 831 tests
• Renault Arkana Rs Line E-Tech Hev Auto - 92.3%, 742 tests
• Renault Unclassified - 76%, 738 tests
• Renault Clio Iconic Blue Dci - 83%, 728 tests
• Renault Clio Rs Line E-Tech Hev Auto - 89.8%, 703 tests
• Renault R5 - 74%, 578 tests
• Renault Trafic Business Energy Dci - 83.1%, 573 tests
• Renault Captur S Edition E-Tech Phev A - 93%, 572 tests
• Renault Kangoo Business Ll21 I Ze 33 - 84.1%, 548 tests
• Renault Master Lm35 Business Blue Dci - 93.5%, 542 tests
• Renault Trafic Ll30 Sport Energy Dci - 85.9%, 531 tests
• Renault Clio S Edition E-Tech Auto - 90.3%, 514 tests
• Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 - 89.1%, 506 tests

Most common MOT failures across every Renault

Pooled across all Renault models, not just one: what actually fails on a Renault more than the UK average.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4% of tests (4.27x the national rate for this defect)
2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 4.3% of tests (2.61x the national rate for this defect)
3. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.5% of tests (2.2x the national rate for this defect)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.6% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.8% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.7% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2% of tests (2x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.2% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.8% of tests (1.85x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,565,572 DVSA-tracked Renault tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.

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