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Renault Modus
Renault Modus MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Modus passed 50% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 22.4 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 Modus 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 Modus runs 12.5 points behind the Renault average. It is 16th of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Modus arrived at its test 16.9 years old with 78,456 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.
Modus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 13,132 | 50% | 22.4 pts below |
Every Renault Modus tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, 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 Modus failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Modus cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 58.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Modus MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Modus cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 45% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Modus cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Modus
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
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. 18.7% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, ball joint excessively worn and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 16.3% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 5.2% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 2.7% of failure items.
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Renault Modus MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Modus MOT pass rate?
50% of Renault Modus cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 13,132 tests. That is 22.4 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 572nd of 575 models.
What does a Renault Modus most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Modus cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 8.8% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.3%) and track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.2%).
Which area causes the most Renault Modus MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 35.6%, followed by suspension at 23%.
Does this mean every Renault Modus has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Modus 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 Modus'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.