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Renault Trafic, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

173,834 Renault Trafics are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 59.3% of initial MOT tests, 13 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Renault Trafic at the MOT

59.3% of 108,036 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Trafic 497th of 575 models. Renault Trafics aged 3 to 5 years passed 75.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 48.9%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Renault Trafic59.3%
  • All Renault modelsThe Trafic is 3.2 pts behind62.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Renault Trafic tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years16,754 tests75.2%
  • 6 to 10 years44,981 tests60.9%
  • 11 years and over41,601 tests48.9%

Where Trafics fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Renault Trafic tests in 2025.

  • Suspension25.3%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.4%
  • Brakes17.8%
  • Steering10.9%
  • Visibility6.2%

The items testers recorded most often were track rod end ball joint has excessive play (8.8%), ball joint excessively worn (5.4%) and position lamp not working (4%).

The MOT page lists every common Trafic MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Renault Trafic MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Trafic's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.25.3% of Trafic failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.22.4% of Trafic failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.17.8% of Trafic failure items

Renault Trafics in the UK

173,834 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 3rd most of any Renault. The number licensed has grown 97% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
+97%from 88,123 licensed
Typical year of first use
2018half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2018 or earlier
First registered in 2025
14,502against 17,461 in 2024
Declared off the road
19,65010% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Renault Trafics since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201488,123
End of 201598,619
End of 2016111,456
End of 2017120,010
End of 2018125,459
End of 2019131,356
End of 2020133,325
End of 2021139,635
End of 2022143,097
End of 2023152,911
End of 2024161,996
End of 2025168,920
End of June 2026173,834

How old they are

Licensed Renault Trafics by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 6,474 were first used before 2006.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
202513,48914,502
202417,05717,461
202316,20016,976
20227,7978,463
20219,86010,577
20205,7166,241
20199,97411,191
20188,4219,593
201711,52013,376
201613,42816,288
201510,92114,209
20147,466
20134,824
20124,942
20115,472
20104,391
20092,468
20083,304
20073,364
20062,916

10,921 Trafics first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 77% of the 14,209 first registered that year.

Trafic engine sizes

2.0 litre engines made up 47% of Renault Trafic MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.6 litre at 43%. Diesel accounts for 99% of licensed Trafics.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 108,026 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre47.1%
  • 1.6 litre43%
  • 1.9 litre8%
  • 2.5 litre1%

Renault Trafic recalls

31 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Trafic. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Trafic is affected.

  1. Jan 2024 R/2024/006

    On affected vehicles the driver and passenger airbag and seatbelt pre-tensioners may not deploy

    Trafics built Sep 2023 to Oct 2023 · 22 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the airbag collision sensors.

  2. Jan 2024 R/2024/004

    On affected vehicles the driver and passenger airbag and seatbelt pre-tensioners may not deploy

    Trafics built Nov 2021 to Sep 2023 · 1,135 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the airbag collision sensors.

  3. Sep 2020 R/2020/267

    Risk of the gas generator cracking on the passenger air bag

    Trafics built Jan 2020 to Mar 2020 · 45 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Risk of the gas generator cracking on the passenger airbag causing a leak meaning the airbag may not display fully in an event of an accident.
    Remedy
    Replace the passenger airbag as a preventive measure.

  4. Feb 2020 R/2020/021

    The handbrake may not hold the vehicle in place

    Trafics built Mar 2019 to Jun 2019 · 450 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    There is a risk the handbrake may not hold the vehicle in place due to a non-conformity of the rear brake calipers
    Remedy
    Check the manufacturing markings on the Left and Right Rear Brake Calipers and if necessary replace them

  5. Jul 2019 R/2020/002

    Possible fuel leak from tank

    Trafics built Mar 2019 · 3 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Check the date of manufacture of the fuel tank and change it if necessary

  6. Jun 2019 R/2019/185

    Rear bench seatbelt buckle bolts may not be correctly tightened

    Trafics built May 2017 to Jan 2019 · 7 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Check the buckle bolts are at the correct torque.

  7. Jun 2019 R/2019/141

    Potential risk of failure to the secondary parking brake

    Trafics built May 2018 to Sep 2018 · 2,475 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Possible failure of the parking brake due to a non-conformity (crimping) at cable connection ends.
    Remedy
    Replace the secondary cables and connectors.

  8. Jan 2019 R/2019/017

    Seatbelt may become stuck due to incorrect fitting of the reel housing

    Trafics built Jan 2018 · 5 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Rear seatbelt may become stuck due to incorrect fitting of the reel housing.
    Remedy
    Check the fitting of the seat belt inertia reel housings and adjust as required.
How to check a specific Trafic for recalls

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Renault Trafic FAQs

How many Renault Trafics are there in the UK?

173,834 Renault Trafics were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 19,650 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Renault Trafic reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 59.3% first-time pass rate for the Renault Trafic across 108,036 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Renault Trafic had any recalls?

31 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Trafic. The most recent was published in January 2024. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Renault Trafic?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Renault Trafic's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Renault Trafic history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Renault VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.