Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,867 individual Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate92.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.6 points
Tests analysed1,867
Average mileage at test22,847 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank332 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Renault Captur Iconic Tce Autos 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 Iconic Tce Auto tested had covered 22,847 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto sits 15.6 points above the national average, ranked 332 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto

  1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.3% of tests
  2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
  5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
  7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
  8. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests
  9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.3% of tests

From 1,862 DVSA-tracked Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.39% of these flagged Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.1% of tests, also fails
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.8% of tests, also fails
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.7% of tests, also fails
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.5% of tests, also fails
  5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.3% of tests
  6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.5% of tests
  7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.3% of tests
  8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
  9. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.2% of tests
  10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.1% of tests

From 1,862 DVSA-tracked Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto tests, 2024.

Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.3 points, from 92.8% to 92.5%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Renault Captur Iconic Tce Auto year:

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