2016 Renault Captur: MOT pass rate and reliability

80.8% of 2016 Renault Capturs pass the MOT first time, measured across 24,223 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 54,382 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Renault Capturs (80%, 133,409 tests): +0.8 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): -0.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Captur model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2016 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Captur:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 62.1% 5,737 78,216
2014 70.5% 18,233 71,650
2015 73.6% 22,827 63,646
2016 80.8% 24,223 54,382
2017 84.6% 19,398 46,566
2018 85.8% 20,780 40,372
2019 88.3% 19,874 32,837
2020 92.7% 2,257 23,866

What this means if you are buying a 2016 Captur

The 2016 sits close to the Renault Captur average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2016 Renault Captur the average at test was 54,382 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 92.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 62.1%. That 30.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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