87.8%
Renault Arkana
Renault Arkana MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Arkana passed 87.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
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How the Arkana compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
62.5%
Renault average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Arkana runs 25.4 points ahead of the Renault average. It is 1st of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Arkana arrived at its test 3.1 years old with 27,589 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Arkana MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 3,339 | 87.8% | 15.5 pts above |
Every Renault Arkana tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Arkana failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Arkana cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Visibility and tyres together account for 71% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Arkana MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Arkana cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 78.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Arkana cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Arkana
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 35.3% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 30.5% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too low. 5.3% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 4.6% of failure items.
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Renault Arkana MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Arkana MOT pass rate?
87.8% of Renault Arkana cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 8,923 tests. That is 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 72nd of 575 models.
What does a Renault Arkana most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Arkana cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 32.3% of failure items. Next were condition has ply or cords exposed (14.2%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (8.4%).
Which area causes the most Renault Arkana MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was visibility at 37.1%, followed by tyres at 33.9%.
Does this mean every Renault Arkana has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Arkana that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Renault Arkana's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.