Renault Twingo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Twingo fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 10.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 25,164 individual Renault Twingo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 66.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 34 in every 100 Renault Twingos 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 Twingo tested had covered 59,399 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Twingo sits 10.4 points below the national average, ranked 1,844 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 Twingo 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 the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Renault Twingo: £175 at UK salvage auction, from 4 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Twingo

1. Audible warning inoperative, 1.9% of tests (6.62x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 2.8% of tests (5.48x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 4.7% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.3% of tests (3.22x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.4% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect)
6. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests (3.04x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.6% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.1% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this defect)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.6% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)

From 25,152 DVSA-tracked Renault Twingo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.04% of these flagged Renault Twingo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Renault Twingo

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 Twingo before it actually fails on it.

1. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 4.8% of tests (3.52x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2.9% of tests (2.69x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.4% of tests (2.52x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 13.4% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 8.7% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 18.9% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 7.4% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 18.3% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 28.8% of tests, also fails
10. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 13.1% of tests

From 25,152 DVSA-tracked Renault Twingo tests, 2024.

Renault Twingo pass rate by model year

From its 2007 to its 2018 model year, the Renault Twingo's first-time pass rate has risen 27.3 points, from 57.2% to 84.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Renault Twingo year:

• 2007 Renault Twingo - 57.2% first-time pass, 432 tests
• 2008 Renault Twingo - 57% first-time pass, 2,675 tests
• 2009 Renault Twingo - 61.7% first-time pass, 1,593 tests
• 2010 Renault Twingo - 60.4% first-time pass, 4,079 tests
• 2011 Renault Twingo - 58.8% first-time pass, 2,482 tests
• 2012 Renault Twingo - 60.9% first-time pass, 1,257 tests
• 2013 Renault Twingo - 62.7% first-time pass, 961 tests
• 2014 Renault Twingo - 70.1% first-time pass, 927 tests
• 2015 Renault Twingo - 70.9% first-time pass, 5,062 tests
• 2016 Renault Twingo - 75.1% first-time pass, 3,000 tests
• 2017 Renault Twingo - 83.6% first-time pass, 1,409 tests
• 2018 Renault Twingo - 84.5% first-time pass, 793 tests
• 2019 Renault Twingo - 92.3% first-time pass, 234 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 Grand Scenic - 60.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Movano - 66.4%
• Alfa Romeo Gtv - 66.4%
• Vauxhall Combo - 66.3%
• Smart (Mcc) City Coupe - 66.3%
• Peugeot Premier - 66.3%
• Citroen Dispatch - 66.2%

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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