Renault Clio Play Sce: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Clio Play Sce passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 980 individual Renault Clio Play Sce tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate87.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+10.7 points
Tests analysed980
Average mileage at test21,345 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank1,068 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 87.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Renault Clio Play Sces 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 Clio Play Sce tested had covered 21,345 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Clio Play Sce sits 10.7 points above the national average, ranked 1,068 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 Clio Play Sce

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.9% of tests (2.58x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.6% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.9% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
  7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
  8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.5% of tests
  9. A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 0.4% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this defect)
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.4% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)

From 978 DVSA-tracked Renault Clio Play Sce tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.41% of these flagged Renault Clio Play Sce defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Renault Clio Play Sce

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 Clio Play Sce before it actually fails on it.

  1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.5% of tests, also fails
  2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.6% of tests, also fails
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.5% of tests, also fails
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.4% of tests, also fails
  5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 3.8% of tests
  6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.8% of tests, also fails
  7. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.9% of tests
  8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests, also fails
  9. A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged, 0.3% of tests (2.58x the national rate for this advisory)
  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., 0.3% of tests

From 978 DVSA-tracked Renault Clio Play Sce tests, 2024.

Renault Clio Play Sce pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Renault Clio Play Sce's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.6 points, from 88.2% to 87.6%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Renault Clio Play Sce year:

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