Renault Captur MOT pass rate: 77.5% (131,890 tests, 2025)

The Renault Captur passed 77.5% of its 131,890 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 9 years old with 53,425 miles on the clock.

77.5%Pass rate (2025)

131,890MOT tests analysed

53,425 miMedian mileage at test

9 yrsMedian age at test

How the Captur compares

Renault Captur

77.5%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Renault average (all models)

68.3%

What fails most on the Renault Captur

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Captur:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	19,365	31.4%
2	Brakes	12,458	20.2%
3	Tyres	11,037	17.9%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8,119	13.2%
5	Visibility	4,781	7.8%
6	Body, chassis, structure	3,048	4.9%

Pre-MOT checklist for Captur owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Captur pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2013, 2014, 2015. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2020. Full ranking and method: Renault Captur years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2013	16,970	62.2%	-11.2 pts	74,198
2014	53,934	71.1%	-4.7 pts	67,878
2015	67,395	73.9%	-4.8 pts	59,384
2016	71,719	80.6%	-0.7 pts	50,510
2017	57,283	84.5%	+0.5 pts	42,677
2018	61,114	85.7%	-0.6 pts	36,901
2019	58,658	88.1%	-0.3 pts	29,655
2020	6,774	92.9%	+3.0 pts	21,175

Check a specific Captur before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Renault models

Clio60.6% pass rate · 275,447 tests Trafic62.0% pass rate · 89,853 tests Megane61.8% pass rate · 89,480 tests Kadjar78.1% pass rate · 68,380 tests Kangoo61.8% pass rate · 50,003 tests Scenic62.8% pass rate · 31,820 tests Twingo66.2% pass rate · 23,644 tests Grand Scenic61.7% pass rate · 17,954 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Renault Captur?

In 2025, 77.5% of 131,890 first MOT tests on the Renault Captur were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Captur fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (31.4% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Renault Captur reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 77.5% it performs above the national average at a median age of 9 years and 53,425 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.