Renault Clio MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Renault Clio in Great Britain in 2025 — 306,747 tests. Figures cover every Clio first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Clio ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
57.0%
15.3 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
306,747
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.7%
of Clio first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
66,250
middle half: 51,250–86,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Renault Clio cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 392,572 Renault Clio cars that were taxed or on SORN: 334,766 taxed and 57,806 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Renault Clio vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
334,766
85.3% of the 392,572 Clio cars taxed or on SORN; 380 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
57,806
declared off the road by their keepers — 14.7% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Clio cars peaked at 603,407 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 268,641 (44.5%) to 334,766 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 28,161 at the end of 2014 to 57,806 at the end of 2025, up 105.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Clio cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0200k400k600k800k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Clio cars, year 2014: 603kTaxed Clio cars, year 2015: 570kTaxed Clio cars, year 2016: 538kTaxed Clio cars, year 2017: 498kTaxed Clio cars, year 2018: 466kTaxed Clio cars, year 2019: 438kTaxed Clio cars, year 2020: 408kTaxed Clio cars, year 2021: 382kTaxed Clio cars, year 2022: 365kTaxed Clio cars, year 2023: 353kTaxed Clio cars, year 2024: 344kTaxed Clio cars, year 2025: 335k335k
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YearTaxed Clio cars
2014603,407
2015570,448
2016537,926
2017498,130
2018466,044
2019437,887
2020407,722
2021382,357
2022365,262
2023352,972
2024344,032
2025334,766

Clio cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Clio cars on SORN, year 2014: 28kClio cars on SORN, year 2015: 38kClio cars on SORN, year 2016: 46kClio cars on SORN, year 2017: 50kClio cars on SORN, year 2018: 51kClio cars on SORN, year 2019: 52kClio cars on SORN, year 2020: 56kClio cars on SORN, year 2021: 55kClio cars on SORN, year 2022: 55kClio cars on SORN, year 2023: 57kClio cars on SORN, year 2024: 56kClio cars on SORN, year 2025: 58k58k
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YearClio cars on SORN
201428,161
201538,041
201646,320
201750,035
201850,872
201952,166
202055,655
202155,401
202254,901
202356,532
202456,436
202557,806

Which model years survive

Taxed Clio cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 334,766 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 2 taxed Clio cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 334,764. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Clio cars
202514,9304.5%
202416,9375.1%
202312,2493.7%
20227,4162.2%
20219,0642.7%
202010,7733.2%
201916,6125.0%
201819,3235.8%
201718,8715.6%
201621,9326.6%
201523,7547.1%
201425,1847.5%
201319,2285.7%
201213,4674.0%
201115,3704.6%
201020,0196.0%
200913,6174.1%
200812,1203.6%
200714,2034.2%
200610,3343.1%
20056,2211.9%
20044,9831.5%
All other build years (14 years, each under 1%)8,1572.4%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CLIO under this model. 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 the Clio ages

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

Renault ClioAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault Clio, vehicle age 3: 88.2%Renault Clio, vehicle age 4: 84.6%Renault Clio, vehicle age 5: 83.3%Renault Clio, vehicle age 6: 73%Renault Clio, vehicle age 7: 68.7%Renault Clio, vehicle age 8: 63.3%Renault Clio, vehicle age 9: 56.8%Renault Clio, vehicle age 10: 55.6%Renault Clio, vehicle age 11: 52.7%Renault Clio, vehicle age 12: 53.2%Renault Clio, vehicle age 13: 46.9%Renault Clio, vehicle age 14: 46%Renault Clio, vehicle age 15: 46.5%Renault Clio, vehicle age 16: 46.5%Renault Clio, vehicle age 17: 46.6%Renault Clio, vehicle age 18: 47.1%Renault Clio, vehicle age 19: 48.4%Renault Clio, vehicle age 20: 50.4%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 Clio 50.4%
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Age (years)Clio testsClio pass rateAll cars
37,89788.2%88.5%
49,21584.6%87.2%
510,81683.3%86.0%
617,24673.0%83.5%
719,73168.7%80.9%
819,22963.3%78.2%
922,25156.8%74.9%
1023,92955.6%71.9%
1125,83952.7%68.6%
1219,68053.2%65.8%
1313,90146.9%63.5%
1416,23646.0%61.2%
1521,27546.5%59.3%
1614,69146.5%58.3%
1713,49446.6%57.2%
1816,06947.1%57.4%
1911,72648.4%57.0%
207,26350.4%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Clio behind
-20-10+0+10+20Age 3: -0.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: -2.6 points vs the average carAge 5: -2.7 points vs the average car5Age 6: -10.5 points vs the average carAge 7: -12.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: -14.9 points vs the average carAge 9: -18.1 points vs the average car9Age 10: -16.3 points vs the average carAge 11: -15.9 points vs the average car11Age 12: -12.6 points vs the average carAge 13: -16.6 points vs the average car13Age 14: -15.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -12.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: -11.8 points vs the average carAge 17: -10.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: -10.3 points vs the average carAge 19: -8.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: -7.2 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-0.3
4-2.6
5-2.7
6-10.5
7-12.2
8-14.9
9-18.1
10-16.3
11-15.9
12-12.6
13-16.6
14-15.2
15-12.8
16-11.8
17-10.6
18-10.3
19-8.6
20-7.2

The Clio fleet on the road, by age

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

07k15k22k30kAge 3: 7k3Age 4: 9kAge 5: 10k5Age 6: 17kAge 7: 19k7Age 8: 19kAge 9: 22k9Age 10: 23kAge 11: 25k11Age 12: 19kAge 13: 13k13Age 14: 16kAge 15: 21k15Age 16: 14kAge 17: 13k17Age 18: 16kAge 19: 11k19Age 20: 7k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
37,897
49,215
510,816
617,246
719,731
819,229
922,251
1023,929
1125,839
1219,680
1313,901
1416,236
1521,275
1614,691
1713,494
1816,069
1911,726
207,263

What a Clio fails on

Where the failure items land when a Clio fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.7%
Suspension23.4%
Brakes15.0%
Tyres9.4%
Visibility8.1%
Body, chassis, structure6.1%
Steering5.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.4%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.6% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 30.7% of advisories30.7%Brakes: 28.3% of advisories28.3%Suspension: 17.6% of advisories17.6%Non-component advisories: 5.8% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 4.4% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.3% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres30.7%
Brakes28.3%
Suspension17.6%
Non-component advisories5.8%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.3%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Clio?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Clio 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: 57.3% of 239,361 tests57.3%Petrol239,361 testsDiesel: 53.4% of 62,583 tests53.4%Diesel62,583 testsHybrid electric: 87.4% of 4,796 tests87.4%Hybrid4,796 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol239,36157.3%
Diesel62,58353.4%
Hybrid electric4,79687.4%

What mileage is normal for a Clio?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Clio; 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 Clio (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 18,750 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 16,250–38,750)Age 5: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)Age 6: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 7: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 8: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 38,750–68,750)Age 9: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 43,750–76,250)Age 10: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 51,250–86,250)Age 11: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 58,750–93,750)Age 12: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–98,750)Age 13: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–98,750)Age 14: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 61,250–101,250)Age 15: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–108,750)Age 16: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 66,250–108,750)Age 17: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 18: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–111,250)Age 19: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 68,750–111,250)Age 20: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 63,750–111,250)86k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75018,75028,750
416,25026,25038,750
521,25031,25041,250
628,75038,75051,250
733,75046,25058,750
838,75051,25068,750
943,75058,75076,250
1051,25066,25086,250
1158,75073,75093,750
1261,25078,75098,750
1358,75078,75098,750
1461,25081,250101,250
1566,25086,250108,750
1666,25088,750108,750
1771,25091,250113,750
1868,75091,250111,250
1968,75091,250111,250
2063,75086,250111,250

What fails at each age

The Clio's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresVisibilityBrakesSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres41.9%
3-5 yrsVisibility19.0%
3-5 yrsBrakes16.6%
3-5 yrsSuspension7.0%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.7%
3-5 yrsEverything else10.8%
6-9 yrsSuspension30.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes20.4%
6-9 yrsTyres16.4%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.1%
6-9 yrsVisibility8.8%
6-9 yrsEverything else12.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension26.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes21.3%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.1%
10-13 yrsTyres10.5%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure9.7%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.6%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.6%
14+ yrsSuspension23.6%
14+ yrsBrakes12.2%
14+ yrsSteering8.6%
14+ yrsVisibility7.4%
14+ yrsEverything else18.6%

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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.