Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,473 individual Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 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 Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 tested had covered 21,079 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 sits 13 points above the national average, ranked 753 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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Most common MOT failures on a Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.6% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests

From 1,473 DVSA-tracked Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.32% of these flagged Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 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 Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 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 Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 before it actually fails on it.

1. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.5% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 28.9% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.9% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.4% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests, also fails
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.3% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests, also fails
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.1% of tests

From 1,473 DVSA-tracked Renault Zoe Iconic Rapid Charge Ev 50 tests, 2024.

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 Twingo - 66.3%

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• Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin Edition T - 89.7%
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• Audi A3 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 89.7%
• MINI Cooper S Electric Level 1 - 89.7%
• Kia Xceed Edition Isg - 89.7%

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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