Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 506 individual Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 tested had covered 20,826 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 sits 12.4 points above the national average, ranked 855 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Looking at a specific Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 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 Zoe I Play Ze 50s at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.6% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.4% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.6% of tests
5. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 1% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.6% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
9. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.6% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this defect)
10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.6% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)

From 506 DVSA-tracked Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.87% of these flagged Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50

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 Zoe I Play Ze 50 before it actually fails on it.

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.4% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.7% of tests, also fails
5. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.2% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests, also fails
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.8% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests, also fails
10. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.2% of tests (2.41x the national rate for this advisory)

From 506 DVSA-tracked Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 tests, 2024.

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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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