Renault Captur: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Captur passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 133,932 individual Renault Captur tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Renault Capturs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Renault Captur tested had covered 51,244 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Renault Captur bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Renault Captur rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Renault Capturs actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 7 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Captur

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.3% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.4% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.6% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.4% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
9. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.2% of tests
10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.1% of tests

From 186,926 DVSA-tracked Renault Captur tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.37% of these flagged Renault Captur defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Captur pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Renault Captur year:

• 2013 Renault Captur - 62.1% first-time pass, 5,737 tests
• 2014 Renault Captur - 70.5% first-time pass, 18,233 tests
• 2015 Renault Captur - 73.6% first-time pass, 22,827 tests
• 2016 Renault Captur - 80.8% first-time pass, 24,223 tests
• 2017 Renault Captur - 84.6% first-time pass, 19,398 tests
• 2018 Renault Captur - 85.8% first-time pass, 20,780 tests
• 2019 Renault Captur - 88.3% first-time pass, 19,874 tests
• 2020 Renault Captur - 92.7% first-time pass, 2,257 tests

Renault Captur by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Renault Captur - 83.8% first-time pass, 69,492 tests
• Diesel Renault Captur - 75.9% first-time pass, 63,914 tests

Other Renault models

• Renault Clio - 61.6%
• Renault Megane - 61.1%
• Renault Trafic - 61.6%
• Renault Kadjar - 81.7%
• Renault Kangoo - 61.1%
• Renault Scenic - 62.3%
• Renault Twingo - 66.3%
• Renault Grand Scenic - 60.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
• Suzuki Ignis - 79.8%
• Mercedes-Benz 280 - 79.8%
• Toyota Verso - 79.7%
• Volkswagen Amarok - 79.7%
• Mercedes-Benz 300 - 79.7%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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