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. On a Renault Clio Rs Line Tce bought as a 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, 1.5% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.6% of tests
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
  6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.4% of tests
  8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
  9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  10. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.2% of tests

From 4,462 DVSA-tracked Renault Clio Rs Line Tce tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.13% of these flagged Renault Clio Rs Line Tce defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Clio Rs Line Tce pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Renault Clio Rs Line Tce year:

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