2019 Renault Zoe: MOT pass rate and reliability

74.4% of 2019 Renault Zoes pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,311 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 30,673 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Renault Zoes (69.6%, 9,597 tests): +4.8 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): -13.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Zoe model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Zoe:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 65.5% 316 56,274
2014 64.1% 820 51,474
2015 67.5% 1,716 46,725
2016 69.4% 1,539 41,140
2017 67.8% 1,031 46,992
2018 69.6% 1,822 39,149
2019 74.4% 2,311 30,673

What this means if you are buying a 2019 Zoe

The 2019 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.8 points more often than the Renault Zoe average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2019 Renault Zoe the average at test was 30,673 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.

2019 is the strongest year on record for this model at 74.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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