1999 Renault Master: MOT pass rate and reliability

54.9% of 1999 Renault Masters pass the MOT first time, measured across 288 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 130,907 miles.

How the 1999 compares

  • Against all Renault Masters (66.5%, 63,022 tests): -11.6 points
  • Against all 1999 cars (68.6%): -13.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Master model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1999 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Master:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1998 56.8% 213 138,744
1999 54.9% 288 130,907
2000 55.6% 502 140,215
2001 51.9% 803 133,393
2002 55.7% 830 126,024
2003 55.7% 1,028 133,935
2004 55% 1,780 141,279
2005 58.1% 2,160 140,156
2006 59% 2,944 130,009
2007 61.7% 3,716 133,350
2008 60.3% 3,314 140,885
2009 58.9% 1,890 139,992
2010 61.1% 2,714 145,169
2011 61.5% 3,055 149,227
2012 67% 2,975 138,173
2013 68.2% 3,106 132,156
2014 69.2% 3,849 126,852
2015 68.3% 5,743 127,144
2016 70.5% 5,920 128,182
2017 72.8% 4,666 127,200
2018 74.3% 4,632 120,220
2019 75.8% 4,693 106,447
2020 80.1% 826 83,846
2021 85.3% 1,051 39,503

What this means if you are buying a 1999 Master

The 1999 is a weaker year for this model, passing 11.6 points less often than the Renault Master average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 1999 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 27-year-old car fails on

A 1999 car is 27 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 1999 Renault Master the average at test was 130,907 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 85.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 51.9%. That 33.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1999 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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