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Renault Clio
Renault Clio MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Clio passed 57% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 15.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Clio 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 Clio runs 5.5 points behind the Renault average. It is 10th of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Clio arrived at its test 12 years old with 70,428 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.
Clio MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Renault Clio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 48.7%, a drop of 32.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 32,589 | 81.1% | 8.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 106,481 | 60.2% | 12.1 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 161,102 | 48.7% | 23.6 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Clio failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Clio cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 50% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Clio MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Clio cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 43.7% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Clio cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Clio
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 15.6% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, stop lamp not working and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 14.4% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 4% of failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 3.9% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Clio has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Renault Clio buying guide.
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Renault Clio MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Clio MOT pass rate?
57% of Renault Clio cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 306,750 tests. That is 15.3 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 519th of 575 models.
What does a Renault Clio most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Clio cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 8.4% of failure items. Next were ball joint excessively worn (7.1%) and position lamp not working (5.2%).
Which area causes the most Renault Clio MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26.7%, followed by suspension at 23.4%.
Do older Renault Clio cars fail their MOT more often?
Renault Clio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 81.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 48.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Renault Clio has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Clio 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 Clio'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.