Renault MOT statistics

Renault Clio MOT pass rate

Age for age, the Clio failed its 2025 MOT first time 43% more often than the average car, placing it 245th of 252 in our most reliable used cars ranking. Across all 306,747 of its tests, 43.0% failed first time, counting those repaired during the test. That is also 15.3 points above the 27.7% average across all cars and light vans tested.

Clean first-time passes: 57.0%
Failed first time: 43.0%
Tests in 2025: 306,747

Fail rate by age

How the Clio holds up as it gets older, with the typical mileage on the clock at each test.

Age at test	Tests	Initial fail rate	Typical mileage
3 years	7,897	11.8%	21,830 mi
4 years	9,215	15.4%	29,334 mi
5 years	10,816	16.7%	33,583 mi
6 years	17,246	27.0%	41,849 mi
7 years	19,731	31.3%	47,920 mi
8 years	19,229	36.7%	54,823 mi
9 years	22,251	43.2%	61,455 mi
10 years	23,929	44.4%	69,872 mi
11 years	25,839	47.3%	77,285 mi
12 years	19,680	46.8%	81,929 mi
13 years	13,901	53.1%	80,533 mi
14 years	16,236	54.0%	83,300 mi
15 years	21,275	53.5%	87,567 mi
16 years	14,691	53.5%	88,527 mi
17 years	13,494	53.4%	92,784 mi
18 years	16,069	52.9%	91,820 mi
19 years	11,726	51.6%	91,245 mi
20 years	7,263	49.6%	89,235 mi

What a Clio fails on

Defects recorded at 2025 tests, by inspection category.

Category	Share of defects
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	26.7%
Suspension	23.4%
Brakes	15.0%
Tyres	9.4%
Visibility	8.1%
Body, chassis, structure	6.1%
Steering	5.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks	3.4%

Does the fuel type make a difference?

Same model, different engines, different MOT day.

Fuel	Tests	Initial fail rate
Petrol	239,361	42.7%
Diesel	62,583	46.6%
Hybrid	4,796	12.6%

From the average to the actual car

Statistics describe the herd. The Clio in the advert is one animal, with its own service record, its own advisories and its own story, and that's the thing to check before money moves.

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Other Renault models

Renault Captur: 24.0% failed first time
Renault Trafic: 40.7% failed first time
Renault Megane: 44.6% failed first time
Renault Kadjar: 26.4% failed first time
Renault Kangoo: 45.5% failed first time
Renault Scenic: 44.7% failed first time

Clio MOT: common questions

What is the Renault Clio MOT pass rate?

In 2025, 57.0% of Renault Clio MOTs were clean first-time passes. The other 43.0% failed or needed a defect fixed during the visit, measured across 306,747 official DVSA test results.

What does a Clio fail its MOT on most?

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment topped the list for the Renault Clio in 2025, followed by suspension and brakes. The pattern is worth knowing before a viewing: check those areas yourself and read the car's own MOT history for repeat advisories.

Is a Clio reliable?

On MOT results, the Renault Clio failed first time 43% more often than the average car of the same age in DVSA's 2025 figures, ranking it 245th of the 252 popular models we compare. The MOT never tests the gearbox, clutch or electronics, so treat the rate as one signal and the specific car's history and condition as the deciding ones.