Renault Modus: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Modus fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 19.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 12,114 individual Renault Modus tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 57.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 43 in every 100 Renault Modus 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 Modus tested had covered 76,437 miles and was built around 2007.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Modus sits 19.2 points below the national average, ranked 1,983 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Modus 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Renault Modus at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Modus

1. A position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, 3% of tests (40.89x the national rate for this defect)
2. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 2.9% of tests (19.8x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 8.6% of tests (6.61x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 11.3% of tests (4.95x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 8.2% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 4.4% of tests (3.63x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 8.1% of tests (3.44x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5.8% of tests (3.13x the national rate for this defect)
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.1% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this defect)

From 12,102 DVSA-tracked Renault Modus tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.13% of these flagged Renault Modus defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Renault Modus

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 Modus before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 6.8% of tests (5.13x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 4.6% of tests (4.28x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 3.8% of tests (3.43x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 5.6% of tests (2.79x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 3.4% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 13.5% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 13.8% of tests (2.24x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 10.1% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 21.6% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 8.7% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this advisory)

From 12,102 DVSA-tracked Renault Modus tests, 2024.

Renault Modus pass rate by model year

From its 2004 to its 2011 model year, the Renault Modus's first-time pass rate has risen 5.4 points, from 54.1% to 59.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Renault Modus year:

• 2004 Renault Modus - 54.1% first-time pass, 551 tests
• 2005 Renault Modus - 56.8% first-time pass, 2,370 tests
• 2006 Renault Modus - 57.3% first-time pass, 1,859 tests
• 2007 Renault Modus - 55.9% first-time pass, 1,705 tests
• 2008 Renault Modus - 57.7% first-time pass, 1,695 tests
• 2009 Renault Modus - 61.1% first-time pass, 916 tests
• 2010 Renault Modus - 60.8% first-time pass, 1,517 tests
• 2011 Renault Modus - 59.5% first-time pass, 1,293 tests

Renault Modus by fuel type

The Renault Modus's two most-tested fuel types split by 4.2 points: petrol passes first time 58.9% of the time (9,132 tests) against 54.7% for diesel (2,904 tests).

• Petrol Renault Modus - 58.9% first-time pass, 9,132 tests
• Diesel Renault Modus - 54.7% first-time pass, 2,904 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

• Ldv Convoy - 58%
• Chevrolet Matiz - 57.7%
• Fiat Sedici - 57.6%
• Proton Gen-2 - 57.5%
• Peugeot 307 - 57.4%
• Fiat Bravo - 57.4%

If this car 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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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