Renault Master MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Renault Master in Great Britain in 2025 — 16,795 tests. Figures cover every Master first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. The Master is a van, tested in the car MOT class (class 4) to the same standard. How the Master ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
66.7%
5.6 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
16,795
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.7%
of Master first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
91,250
middle half: 48,750–148,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How the Master ages

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

Renault MasterAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault Master, vehicle age 3: 78.6%Renault Master, vehicle age 4: 78.7%Renault Master, vehicle age 5: 76.8%Renault Master, vehicle age 6: 75.8%Renault Master, vehicle age 7: 75.4%Renault Master, vehicle age 8: 79.9%Renault Master, vehicle age 9: 72.9%Renault Master, vehicle age 10: 71.8%Renault Master, vehicle age 11: 70.1%Renault Master, vehicle age 12: 70.5%Renault Master, vehicle age 13: 63%Renault Master, vehicle age 14: 59.4%Renault Master, vehicle age 15: 57.9%Renault Master, vehicle age 16: 60.2%Renault Master, vehicle age 17: 59.9%Renault Master, vehicle age 18: 61.6%Renault Master, vehicle age 19: 60.6%Renault Master, vehicle age 20: 60.6%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%Renault Master 60.6%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Master testsMaster pass rateAll cars
355278.6%88.5%
454578.7%87.2%
553876.8%86.0%
670375.8%83.5%
774375.4%80.9%
865879.9%78.2%
977172.9%74.9%
1081871.8%71.9%
1164570.1%68.6%
1266470.5%65.8%
1374563.0%63.5%
1469059.4%61.2%
1569457.9%59.3%
1671160.2%58.3%
171,07759.9%57.2%
181,33561.6%57.4%
191,13660.6%57.0%
2068060.6%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Master aheadMaster behind
-10-5+0+5+10Age 3: -9.9 points vs the average car3Age 4: -8.5 points vs the average carAge 5: -9.2 points vs the average car5Age 6: -7.7 points vs the average carAge 7: -5.5 points vs the average car7Age 8: +1.7 points vs the average carAge 9: -2.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: -0.1 points vs the average carAge 11: +1.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: +4.7 points vs the average carAge 13: -0.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: -1.8 points vs the average carAge 15: -1.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: +1.9 points vs the average carAge 17: +2.7 points vs the average car17Age 18: +4.2 points vs the average carAge 19: +3.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: +3.0 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-9.9
4-8.5
5-9.2
6-7.7
7-5.5
8+1.7
9-2.0
10-0.1
11+1.5
12+4.7
13-0.5
14-1.8
15-1.4
16+1.9
17+2.7
18+4.2
19+3.6
20+3.0

The Master fleet on the road, by age

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

05001k1k2kAge 3: 5523Age 4: 545Age 5: 5385Age 6: 703Age 7: 7437Age 8: 658Age 9: 7719Age 10: 818Age 11: 64511Age 12: 664Age 13: 74513Age 14: 690Age 15: 69415Age 16: 711Age 17: 1k17Age 18: 1kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 68020Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
3552
4545
5538
6703
7743
8658
9771
10818
11645
12664
13745
14690
15694
16711
171,077
181,335
191,136
20680

What a Master fails on

Where the failure items land when a Master 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 equipment28.5%
Brakes27.0%
Suspension13.2%
Body, chassis, structure8.6%
Visibility7.9%
Tyres4.6%
Steering4.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.0% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Brakes: 35.9% of advisories35.9%Suspension: 22.4% of advisories22.4%Tyres: 17.4% of advisories17.4%Noise, emissions and leaks: 6.4% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 4.5% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 4.4% of advisories
BrakesSuspensionTyresNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes35.9%
Suspension22.4%
Tyres17.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.4%
Non-component advisories4.5%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.4%

What mileage is normal for a Master?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Master; 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 Master (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k200k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 26,250–78,750)Age 4: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 26,250–88,750)Age 5: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 26,250–118,750)Age 6: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 31,250–133,750)Age 7: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 38,750–151,250)Age 8: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 43,750–133,750)Age 9: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 58,750–183,750)Age 10: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 48,750–148,750)Age 11: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 56,250–138,750)Age 12: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 61,250–143,750)Age 13: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 53,750–141,250)Age 14: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 68,750–163,750)Age 15: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 68,750–168,750)Age 16: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 63,750–171,250)Age 17: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 58,750–166,250)Age 18: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 51,250–146,250)Age 19: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 51,250–148,750)Age 20: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 76,250–166,250)116k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
326,25048,75078,750
426,25053,75088,750
526,25063,750118,750
631,25076,250133,750
738,750101,250151,250
843,75086,250133,750
958,750113,750183,750
1048,75091,250148,750
1156,25088,750138,750
1261,25096,250143,750
1353,75091,250141,250
1468,750116,250163,750
1568,750116,250168,750
1663,750116,250171,250
1758,750106,250166,250
1851,25086,250146,250
1951,25083,750148,750
2076,250116,250166,250

What fails at each age

The Master'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.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBrakesSuspensionTyresNoise, emissions and leaksVisibilityBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment34.7%
3-5 yrsBrakes20.1%
3-5 yrsSuspension13.2%
3-5 yrsTyres9.4%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks9.1%
3-5 yrsEverything else13.5%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment31.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes26.8%
6-9 yrsSuspension10.1%
6-9 yrsVisibility8.5%
6-9 yrsTyres7.2%
6-9 yrsEverything else16.2%
10-13 yrsBrakes31.8%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension11.2%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure10.7%
10-13 yrsVisibility7.2%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.7%
14+ yrsBrakes30.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.7%
14+ yrsSuspension16.1%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure9.8%
14+ yrsVisibility6.7%
14+ yrsEverything else15.3%

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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. “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.