Renault Clio Rs Line Tce: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Clio Rs Line Tce passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,755 individual Renault Clio Rs Line Tce tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+11.6 points
Tests analysed2,755
Average mileage at test24,430 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank951 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Renault Clio Rs Line Tces 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 Rs Line Tce tested had covered 24,430 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 Clio Rs Line Tce sits 11.6 points above the national average, ranked 951 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 Rs Line Tce

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.2% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.8% of tests
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.5% of tests
  8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
  9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,748 DVSA-tracked Renault Clio Rs Line Tce tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.66% of these flagged Renault Clio Rs Line Tce 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 Rs Line Tce

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 Rs Line Tce before it actually fails on it.

  1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2.8% of tests (2.66x the national rate for this advisory)
  2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.2% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.6% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.3% of tests, also fails
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 9.9% of tests, also fails
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.6% of tests, also fails
  7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.8% of tests
  8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.6% of tests, also fails
  9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
  10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests

From 2,748 DVSA-tracked Renault Clio Rs Line Tce tests, 2024.

Renault Clio Rs Line Tce pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2021 model year, the Renault Clio Rs Line Tce's first-time pass rate has risen 7.5 points, from 83.5% to 91%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Renault Clio Rs Line Tce year:

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