2012 Renault Twingo: MOT pass rate and reliability

60.9% of 2012 Renault Twingos pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,257 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 65,802 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Renault Twingos (66.7%, 25,024 tests): -5.8 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -9.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Twingo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Twingo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2007 57.2% 432 84,467
2008 57% 2,675 86,157
2009 61.7% 1,593 76,364
2010 60.4% 4,079 74,592
2011 58.8% 2,482 72,792
2012 60.9% 1,257 65,802
2013 62.7% 961 58,292
2014 70.1% 927 52,351
2015 70.9% 5,062 48,530
2016 75.1% 3,000 40,858
2017 83.6% 1,409 31,949
2018 84.5% 793 29,622
2019 92.3% 234 22,080

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Twingo

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.8 points less often than the Renault Twingo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2012 Renault Twingo the average at test was 65,802 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 2019 at 92.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 57%. That 35.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Renault Twingo MOT data · Every model