Petrol Renault Captur: MOT pass rate
83.8% of petrol Renault Capturs pass the MOT first time, measured across 69,492 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 43,767.
Petrol against the other Renault Captur versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 83.8% | 69,492 |
| Diesel | 75.9% | 63,914 |
| All Renault Captur | 80% | 133,409 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Renault Captur specifically, petrol is the strongest at 83.8%, and this petrol version sits 3.8 points above the 80% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Renault Captur is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Renault Captur had covered 43,767 miles at test, against 62,642 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Renault Captur page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Renault Captur
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.2% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.8% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.5% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% of tests
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.1% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1% of tests
From 69,684 DVSA-tracked petrol Renault Captur tests, 2024, split out from the Renault Captur's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 6.36% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Renault Captur
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing, loose or worn smooth, 0.5% of tests (2.37x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 24.1% of tests (1.56x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.7% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26% of tests, also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.8% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.4% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.7% of tests, also fails
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.7% of tests, also fails
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1% of tests
From 69,684 DVSA-tracked petrol Renault Captur tests, 2024.
Other Renault Captur fuel types
- Diesel Renault Captur - 75.9%