2004 Renault Modus: MOT pass rate and reliability
54.1% of 2004 Renault Modus pass the MOT first time, measured across 551 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 82,343 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all Renault Modus (57.9%, 12,036 tests): -3.8 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): -9.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Renault Modus model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Modus:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.1% | 551 | 82,343 |
| 2005 | 56.8% | 2,370 | 81,556 |
| 2006 | 57.3% | 1,859 | 80,818 |
| 2007 | 55.9% | 1,705 | 77,685 |
| 2008 | 57.7% | 1,695 | 81,735 |
| 2009 | 61.1% | 916 | 75,008 |
| 2010 | 60.8% | 1,517 | 74,169 |
| 2011 | 59.5% | 1,293 | 65,512 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Modus
The 2004 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.8 points less often than the Renault Modus average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2004 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 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2004 Renault Modus the average at test was 82,343 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 2009 at 61.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 54.1%. That 7.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Renault Modus - 56.8%
- 2006 Renault Modus - 57.3%
- 2007 Renault Modus - 55.9%