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

First-time pass rate89.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.4 points
Tests analysed506
Average mileage at test20,826 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank855 of 2,005 models

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. On a Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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 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 what damaged Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

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

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.8% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.9% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.6% of tests
  4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% 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., 0.8% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
  8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.5% of tests (2.75x the national rate for this defect)
  10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.5% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)

From 644 DVSA-tracked Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.3% of these flagged Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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