58.6%
Renault Wind Roadster
Renault Wind Roadster MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Wind Roadster passed 58.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.7 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 Wind Roadster 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 Wind Roadster runs 3.9 points behind the Renault average. It is 9th of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Wind Roadster arrived at its test 14.2 years old with 67,384 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.
Wind Roadster 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 | 1,976 | 58.6% | 13.7 pts below |
Every Renault Wind Roadster 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 Wind Roadster failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Wind Roadster cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and brakes together account for 52.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Wind Roadster MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Wind Roadster cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 47.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Wind Roadster cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Wind Roadster
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 20.2% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, parking brake performance inoperative on one side and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 9.5% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 6.5% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and individual direction indicators incorrect colour. 6.2% of failure items.
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Renault Wind Roadster MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Wind Roadster MOT pass rate?
58.6% of Renault Wind Roadster cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,976 tests. That is 13.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 505th of 575 models.
What does a Renault Wind Roadster most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Wind Roadster cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 14.4% of failure items. Next were track rod end ball joint has excessive play (6.5%) and ball joint excessively worn (5.8%).
Which area causes the most Renault Wind Roadster MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 29%, followed by brakes at 23.8%.
Does this mean every Renault Wind Roadster has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Wind Roadster 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 Wind Roadster'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.