78.7%
Renault Zoe
Renault Zoe MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Zoe passed 78.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6.4 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was ball joint excessively worn.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Zoe 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 Zoe runs 16.2 points ahead of the Renault average. It is 2nd of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Zoe arrived at its test 5.4 years old with 33,097 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.
Zoe MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Renault Zoe cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.1% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 57.9%, a drop of 26.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 14,692 | 84.1% | 11.8 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 7,329 | 62.2% | 10.1 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 492 | 57.9% | 14.4 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 Zoe failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Zoe cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and suspension together account for 56.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Zoe MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Zoe cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Zoe cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Zoe
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 23.3% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn, coil spring fractured or broken and linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn. 21.2% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: individual direction indicators incorrect colour, stop lamp not working and headlamp aim too low. 8.4% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 3.6% of failure items.
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Renault Zoe MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Zoe MOT pass rate?
78.7% of Renault Zoe cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 27,069 tests. That is 6.4 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 217th of 575 models.
What does a Renault Zoe most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Zoe cars failing their 2025 MOT was ball joint excessively worn, on 14.7% of failure items. Next were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (9.8%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (8.1%).
Which area causes the most Renault Zoe MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 30.3%, followed by suspension at 26.5%.
Do older Renault Zoe cars fail their MOT more often?
Renault Zoe cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.1% of MOT tests in 2025, against 57.9% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Renault Zoe has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Zoe 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 Zoe'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.