Renault Clio MOT pass rate and common failures

56% of Renault Clio MOTs passed first time, below the 68% for all cars at the same ages.

56%passed first time (cars its age: 68%)
3.0mRenault Clio MOTs counted since May 2018
4,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Renault Clios against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Clio	All cars	MOTs
2023	87%	88%	5k
2022	87%	88%	14k
2021	85%	86%	27k
2020	84%	86%	43k
2019	78%	85%	86k
2018	76%	83%	118k
2017	75%	83%	139k
2016	69%	80%	179k
2015	65%	78%	211k
2014	62%	74%	227k
2013	61%	71%	177k
2012	51%	68%	132k
2011	50%	65%	160k
2010	49%	63%	222k
2009	49%	61%	164k
2008	48%	59%	172k
2007	47%	58%	233k
2006	46%	56%	198k
2005	44%	56%	132k
2004	44%	55%	119k
2003	44%	55%	90k
2002	46%	55%	61k
2001	46%	56%	37k
2000	45%	58%	20k
1999	47%	61%	11k

Compare two years of the Clio, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Renault Clio MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.78.6
Suspension ball joint excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.65.9
Track rod end has excessive playOther cars its age: 1.34.6
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.84.5
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.53.5
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.73.4
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.43.3
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.53.2

Out of every 100 Renault Clio MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Coil spring fractured or brokenFail. Other cars its age: 2.78.6
Suspension ball joint excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 1.65.9
Track rod end has excessive playFail. Other cars its age: 1.34.6
Road wheel slightly distortedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.93.3
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectFail. Other cars its age: 1.53.2
Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.31.5

Out of every 100 Renault Clio MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 5,500 at 3 years old, 2,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Renault Clios in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Renault Clio's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.