Renault Twingo MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Renault Twingo in Great Britain in 2025 — 23,745 tests. Figures cover every Twingo first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Twingo ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
61.4%
10.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
23,745
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.0%
of Twingo first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
51,250
middle half: 36,250–66,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Renault Twingo cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 24,007 Renault Twingo cars that were taxed or on SORN: 22,424 taxed and 1,583 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 Twingo vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
22,424
93.4% of the 24,007 Twingo cars taxed or on SORN; 28 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
1,583
declared off the road by their keepers — 6.6% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Twingo cars peaked at 28,077 at the end of 2017 and has since fallen by 5,653 (20.1%) to 22,424 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 147 at the end of 2014 to 1,583 at the end of 2025, up 976.9%. 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 Twingo cars, year by year

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

010k20k30k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Twingo cars, year 2014: 19kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2015: 24kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2016: 27kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2017: 28kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2018: 28kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2019: 28kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2020: 27kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2021: 27kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2022: 26kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2023: 25kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2024: 24kTaxed Twingo cars, year 2025: 22k22k
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YearTaxed Twingo cars
201419,230
201524,091
201626,879
201728,077
201828,058
201927,874
202027,310
202126,723
202226,026
202325,006
202423,730
202522,424

Twingo 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.

05001k2k2k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Twingo cars on SORN, year 2014: 147Twingo cars on SORN, year 2015: 249Twingo cars on SORN, year 2016: 340Twingo cars on SORN, year 2017: 502Twingo cars on SORN, year 2018: 549Twingo cars on SORN, year 2019: 718Twingo cars on SORN, year 2020: 846Twingo cars on SORN, year 2021: 901Twingo cars on SORN, year 2022: 959Twingo cars on SORN, year 2023: 1kTwingo cars on SORN, year 2024: 1kTwingo cars on SORN, year 2025: 2k2k
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YearTwingo cars on SORN
2014147
2015249
2016340
2017502
2018549
2019718
2020846
2021901
2022959
20231,105
20241,374
20251,583

Which model years survive

Taxed Twingo cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 22,424 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 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 Twingo cars
20187923.5%
20171,3926.2%
20162,90012.9%
20154,88721.8%
20148693.9%
20139024.0%
20121,2025.4%
20112,1889.8%
20103,41215.2%
20091,3055.8%
20082,0299.0%
20073131.4%
All other build years (nine years, each under 1%)2331.0%

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 TWINGO 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 Twingo ages

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

Renault TwingoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault Twingo, vehicle age 7: 79%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 8: 76.6%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 9: 68.9%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 10: 66.6%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 11: 63.3%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 12: 55.2%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 13: 57.7%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 14: 51%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 15: 55.3%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 16: 54.8%Renault Twingo, vehicle age 17: 52.3%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 Twingo 52.3%
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Age (years)Twingo testsTwingo pass rateAll cars
779779.0%80.9%
81,39776.6%78.2%
92,94468.9%74.9%
105,04866.6%71.9%
1189763.3%68.6%
1294755.2%65.8%
131,23157.7%63.5%
142,30751.0%61.2%
153,71855.3%59.3%
161,44854.8%58.3%
172,27752.3%57.2%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Twingo behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 7: -1.9 points vs the average car7Age 8: -1.6 points vs the average carAge 9: -6.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: -5.3 points vs the average carAge 11: -5.3 points vs the average car11Age 12: -10.6 points vs the average carAge 13: -5.8 points vs the average car13Age 14: -10.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -4.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: -3.5 points vs the average carAge 17: -4.9 points vs the average car17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
7-1.9
8-1.6
9-6.0
10-5.3
11-5.3
12-10.6
13-5.8
14-10.2
15-4.0
16-3.5
17-4.9

The Twingo fleet on the road, by age

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

01k3k4k6kAge 7: 7977Age 8: 1kAge 9: 2k9Age 10: 5kAge 11: 89711Age 12: 947Age 13: 1k13Age 14: 2kAge 15: 3k15Age 16: 1kAge 17: 2k17Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
7797
81,397
92,944
105,048
11897
12947
131,231
142,307
153,718
161,448
172,277

What a Twingo fails on

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

Suspension27.7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.1%
Brakes12.4%
Tyres10.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks9.6%
Visibility7.3%
Steering5.0%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%

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" for a Twingo, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 28.1% of advisories28.1%Brakes: 25.2% of advisories25.2%Suspension: 24.1% of advisories24.1%Noise, emissions and leaks: 6.1% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 4.8% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 3.7% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres28.1%
Brakes25.2%
Suspension24.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.8%
Non-component advisories3.7%

What mileage is normal for a Twingo?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Twingo; 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 Twingo (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k7911131517Vehicle age (years)Age 7: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–43,750)Age 8: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 21,250–48,750)Age 9: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 28,750–56,250)Age 10: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 36,250–66,250)Age 11: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 38,750–68,750)Age 12: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 43,750–78,750)Age 13: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 48,750–86,250)Age 14: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 53,750–93,750)Age 15: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 56,250–93,750)Age 16: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 56,250–96,250)Age 17: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)86k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
718,75028,75043,750
821,25033,75048,750
928,75041,25056,250
1036,25051,25066,250
1138,75053,75068,750
1243,75058,75078,750
1348,75066,25086,250
1453,75073,75093,750
1556,25073,75093,750
1656,25078,75096,250
1766,25086,250106,250

What fails at each age

The Twingo'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.

SuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksTyresBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsSuspension26.8%
6-9 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks20.2%
6-9 yrsTyres18.1%
6-9 yrsBrakes10.7%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.0%
6-9 yrsEverything else15.2%
10-13 yrsSuspension33.5%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks13.8%
10-13 yrsTyres13.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.5%
10-13 yrsBrakes10.6%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.2%
14+ yrsSuspension28.6%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.1%
14+ yrsBrakes15.1%
14+ yrsTyres7.9%
14+ yrsSteering7.2%
14+ yrsEverything else19.1%

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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.