Renault Master: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Master fails its first MOT more often than the average UK vehicle, by 7.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 15,293 individual Renault Master tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 69.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 31 in every 100 Renault Masters presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Renault Master tested had covered 110,058 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Renault Master bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Renault Master rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Renault Masters actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Master

1. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 2.4% of tests (8.73x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 6.9% of tests (7.06x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.2% of tests (5x the national rate for this defect)
4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6.9% of tests (4.21x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.1% of tests (4.05x the national rate for this defect)
6. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.7% of tests (3.24x the national rate for this defect)
8. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.5% of tests (3.05x the national rate for this defect)
9. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.3% of tests (2.92x the national rate for this defect)
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.2% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this defect)

From 96,619 DVSA-tracked Renault Master tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.46% of these flagged Renault Master defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Master 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 Master year:

• 1998 Renault Master - 56.8% first-time pass, 213 tests
• 1999 Renault Master - 54.9% first-time pass, 288 tests
• 2000 Renault Master - 55.6% first-time pass, 502 tests
• 2001 Renault Master - 51.9% first-time pass, 803 tests
• 2002 Renault Master - 55.7% first-time pass, 830 tests
• 2003 Renault Master - 55.7% first-time pass, 1,028 tests
• 2004 Renault Master - 55% first-time pass, 1,780 tests
• 2005 Renault Master - 58.1% first-time pass, 2,160 tests
• 2006 Renault Master - 59% first-time pass, 2,944 tests
• 2007 Renault Master - 61.7% first-time pass, 3,716 tests
• 2008 Renault Master - 60.3% first-time pass, 3,314 tests
• 2009 Renault Master - 58.9% first-time pass, 1,890 tests
• 2010 Renault Master - 61.1% first-time pass, 2,714 tests
• 2011 Renault Master - 61.5% first-time pass, 3,055 tests
• 2012 Renault Master - 67% first-time pass, 2,975 tests
• 2013 Renault Master - 68.2% first-time pass, 3,106 tests
• 2014 Renault Master - 69.2% first-time pass, 3,849 tests
• 2015 Renault Master - 68.3% first-time pass, 5,743 tests
• 2016 Renault Master - 70.5% first-time pass, 5,920 tests
• 2017 Renault Master - 72.8% first-time pass, 4,666 tests
• 2018 Renault Master - 74.3% first-time pass, 4,632 tests
• 2019 Renault Master - 75.8% first-time pass, 4,693 tests
• 2020 Renault Master - 80.1% first-time pass, 826 tests
• 2021 Renault Master - 85.3% first-time pass, 1,051 tests

Other Renault models

• Renault Clio - 61.6%
• Renault Captur - 79.7%
• Renault Megane - 61.1%
• Renault Trafic - 61.6%
• Renault Kadjar - 81.7%
• Renault Kangoo - 61.1%
• Renault Scenic - 62.3%
• Renault Twingo - 66.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Renault Zoe - 69.4%
• Fiat Panda - 69.3%
• Saab 900 - 69.3%
• Ssangyong Rexton - 69.2%
• Rover 25 - 69.2%
• Chrysler-Jeep 300 - 69.1%

If this van is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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