Renault MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Renault in Great Britain in 2025 — 954,670 tests, covering Renault's cars and its car-derived vans and pickups. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Renault pass rate 2025
62.5%
9.8 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Renault class-4 vehicles, vans included; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
954,670
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
16
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.1%
of Renault first tests; national 7.3%

How many Renault cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 1,062,635 Renault cars that were taxed or on SORN: 922,302 taxed and 140,333 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 86.8% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 64 named Renault car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 2,431 taxed Renault cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures, whereas the MOT figures above include Renault's car-derived vans and pickups. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
922,302
86.8% of the 1,062,635 Renault cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
140,333
declared off the road by their keepers — 13.2% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Renault cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Renault vs all cars, 2025.

RenaultAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault, vehicle age 3: 87.2%Renault, vehicle age 4: 84.6%Renault, vehicle age 5: 83%Renault, vehicle age 6: 76%Renault, vehicle age 7: 72.7%Renault, vehicle age 8: 69.2%Renault, vehicle age 9: 65%Renault, vehicle age 10: 60.5%Renault, vehicle age 11: 56.3%Renault, vehicle age 12: 53.3%Renault, vehicle age 13: 50.5%Renault, vehicle age 14: 48.8%Renault, vehicle age 15: 48.9%Renault, vehicle age 16: 48.6%Renault, vehicle age 17: 49.2%Renault, vehicle age 18: 49.2%Renault, vehicle age 19: 49.8%Renault, vehicle age 20: 50.8%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Renault 50.8%
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Age (years)Renault testsRenault pass rateAll cars
337,29087.2%88.5%
437,88084.6%87.2%
546,86483.0%86.0%
667,82676.0%83.5%
768,28172.7%80.9%
875,37269.2%78.2%
993,24165.0%74.9%
1081,96660.5%71.9%
1167,11256.3%68.6%
1244,21353.3%65.8%
1336,02850.5%63.5%
1452,51148.8%61.2%
1561,31248.9%59.3%
1634,05248.6%58.3%
1734,28549.2%57.2%
1833,98149.2%57.4%
1924,72749.8%57.0%
2016,97950.8%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Renault's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Renault beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Renault behind
-14-7+0+7+14Age 3: -1.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: -2.6 points vs the average carAge 5: -3.0 points vs the average car5Age 6: -7.5 points vs the average carAge 7: -8.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: -9.0 points vs the average carAge 9: -9.9 points vs the average car9Age 10: -11.4 points vs the average carAge 11: -12.3 points vs the average car11Age 12: -12.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -13.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: -12.4 points vs the average carAge 15: -10.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: -9.7 points vs the average carAge 17: -8.0 points vs the average car17Age 18: -8.2 points vs the average carAge 19: -7.2 points vs the average car19Age 20: -6.8 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-1.3
4-2.6
5-3.0
6-7.5
7-8.2
8-9.0
9-9.9
10-11.4
11-12.3
12-12.5
13-13.0
14-12.4
15-10.4
16-9.7
17-8.0
18-8.2
19-7.2
20-6.8

The Renault fleet on the road, by age

How many Renault cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Renault fleet still in use.

025k50k75k100kAge 3: 37k3Age 4: 37kAge 5: 46k5Age 6: 67kAge 7: 68k7Age 8: 75kAge 9: 93k9Age 10: 81kAge 11: 67k11Age 12: 44kAge 13: 36k13Age 14: 52kAge 15: 61k15Age 16: 34kAge 17: 34k17Age 18: 33kAge 19: 24k19Age 20: 16k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
337,290
437,880
546,864
667,826
768,281
875,372
993,241
1081,966
1167,112
1244,213
1336,028
1452,511
1561,312
1634,052
1734,285
1833,981
1924,727
2016,979

What a Renault fails on

Where the failure items land when a Renault fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Renault's.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.9%
Suspension23.3%
Brakes16.3%
Tyres9.7%
Visibility7.4%
Steering6.2%
Body, chassis, structure5.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Renault, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 30.0% of advisories30.0%Brakes: 29.5% of advisories29.5%Suspension: 18.6% of advisories18.6%Non-component advisories: 6.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.8% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.4% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres30.0%
Brakes29.5%
Suspension18.6%
Non-component advisories6.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.8%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Renault?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 63.2% of 476,793 tests63.2%Petrol476,793 testsDiesel: 59.5% of 428,173 tests59.5%Diesel428,173 testsElectric: 78.2% of 33,064 tests78.2%Electric33,064 testsHybrid electric: 88.6% of 16,526 tests88.6%Hybrid16,526 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol476,79363.2%
Diesel428,17359.5%
Electric33,06478.2%
Hybrid electric16,52688.6%

What mileage is normal for a Renault?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Renault class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Renault; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Renault (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–33,750)Age 4: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–43,750)Age 5: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 6: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 7: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 8: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–78,750)Age 9: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 48,750–86,250)Age 10: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 53,750–96,250)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–103,750)Age 12: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–111,250)Age 13: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–121,250)Age 14: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–123,750)Age 15: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 73,750–126,250)Age 16: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–123,750)Age 17: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–126,250)Age 18: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–123,750)Age 19: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–126,250)Age 20: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 66,250–126,250)93k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25033,750
418,75028,75043,750
523,75033,75046,250
628,75041,25056,250
736,25048,75066,250
841,25058,75078,750
948,75066,25086,250
1053,75071,25096,250
1161,25078,750103,750
1266,25086,250111,250
1368,75091,250121,250
1471,25096,250123,750
1573,75098,750126,250
1671,25096,250123,750
1771,25096,250126,250
1871,25096,250123,750
1971,25096,250126,250
2066,25093,750126,250

Every Renault model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 16 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name; models marked (van) or (car and van) are tested in the same class-4 MOT. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Clio306,74757.0%334,76657,80685.3%
Captur162,55776.0%196,7581,63499.2%
Trafic (van)108,03659.3%
Megane91,31355.2%98,37134,53274.0%
Kadjar69,28173.6%67,99975598.9%
Kangoo (van)52,14354.5%
Scenic34,46256.4%38,6907,58683.6%
Zoe27,06978.7%26,63563697.7%
Twingo23,74561.4%22,4241,58393.4%
Grand Scenic18,95054.0%19,2665,08179.1%
Master (van)16,79566.7%
Modus10,19450.0%12,3782,17285.1%
Arkana8,92387.8%19,6066899.7%
Laguna7,47353.8%6,6379,93740.0%
Koleos3,90975.3%3,66641389.9%
Grand Modus2,78049.8%

Renault models ranked by pass rate

All eleven grouped Renault car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Only models sold purely as cars are ranked; van and pickup models appear in the table above but are not ranked among cars. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Renault Arkana8,92387.8%
2Renault Zoe27,06978.7%
3Renault Captur162,55776.0%
4Renault Kadjar69,28173.6%
5Renault Twingo23,74561.4%
6Renault Clio306,74757.0%
7Renault Scenic34,46256.4%
8Renault Megane91,31355.2%
9Renault Grand Scenic18,95054.0%
10Renault Laguna7,47353.8%
11Renault Modus10,19450.0%
How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.