Renault MOT pass rates and used models
Renault cars passed 62.5% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, 9.8 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average and 58th of 63 makes. Among the most-tested models, the Zoe scored highest at 78.7% and the Modus lowest at 50%.
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Every Renault model ranked
First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.
| Model | Pass rate | vs Renault | Tests | Avg age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkana | 87.8% | 25.4 pts above | 8,923 | 3.1 yrs |
| Zoe | 78.7% | 16.2 pts above | 27,069 | 5.4 yrs |
| Captur | 76.1% | 13.6 pts above | 162,557 | 7.7 yrs |
| Koleos | 75.3% | 12.8 pts above | 3,909 | 8.6 yrs |
| Kadjar | 73.6% | 11.2 pts above | 69,281 | 7.4 yrs |
| Master | 66.5% | 4 pts above | 17,014 | 13 yrs |
| Twingo | 61.4% | 1.1 pts below | 23,745 | 12.3 yrs |
| Trafic | 59.3% | 3.2 pts below | 108,036 | 10.7 yrs |
| Wind Roadster | 58.6% | 3.9 pts below | 1,976 | 14.2 yrs |
| Clio | 57% | 5.5 pts below | 306,750 | 12 yrs |
| Scenic | 55.9% | 6.6 pts below | 31,888 | 13.8 yrs |
| Megane | 55.4% | 7.1 pts below | 93,895 | 13.3 yrs |
| Kangoo | 54.5% | 8 pts below | 52,143 | 12.6 yrs |
| Grand Scenic | 53.9% | 8.6 pts below | 19,398 | 12.7 yrs |
| Laguna | 53.8% | 8.7 pts below | 7,473 | 16.8 yrs |
| Modus | 50% | 12.5 pts below | 13,132 | 16.9 yrs |
Among models with at least 10,000 tests, the Zoe and Modus are 28.8 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.
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Renault pass rate by age
Every Renault tested in 2025, split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 137,948 | 82% |
| 6 to 10 years | 381,818 | 65.9% |
| 11 years and over | 402,333 | 50.5% |
Renault pass rates fall by 31.4 percentage points between the youngest and oldest groups, so compare a model with others of a similar age rather than with the headline figure.
Renault head-to-head comparisons
Popular rivals compared on the same DVSA data.
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.