Renault Clio MOT pass rate: 60.6% (275,447 tests, 2025)

Name: Renault Clio MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Renault Clio passed 60.6% of its 275,447 MOT tests in 2025 — 16.9 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 12 years old with 71,810 miles on the clock.

60.6%Pass rate (2025)

275,447MOT tests analysed

71,810 miMedian mileage at test

12 yrsMedian age at test

How the Clio compares

Renault Clio

60.6%

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 Clio

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	82,017	26.4%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	73,617	23.7%
3	Brakes	51,869	16.7%
4	Tyres	29,938	9.6%
5	Visibility	22,222	7.2%
6	Body, chassis, structure	20,699	6.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Clio 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
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
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
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Clio pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2014, 2015, 2016. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2001, 2002. Full ranking and method: Renault Clio years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	5,864	60.7%	-5.8 pts	77,163	60.7% visual scale
2002	10,028	60.6%	-5.0 pts	82,441	60.6% visual scale
2003	15,162	57.5%	-7.5 pts	83,436	57.5% visual scale
2004	22,641	56.5%	-7.8 pts	87,304	56.5% visual scale
2005	27,540	55.9%	-8.5 pts	87,445	55.9% visual scale
2006	45,027	55.4%	-9.0 pts	90,069	55.4% visual scale
2007	59,345	55.3%	-9.8 pts	89,922	55.3% visual scale
2008	47,908	55.8%	-9.3 pts	90,108	55.8% visual scale
2009	49,545	56.2%	-10.2 pts	84,991	56.2% visual scale
2010	70,076	56.3%	-11.0 pts	83,044	56.3% visual scale
2011	52,146	55.5%	-13.7 pts	77,816	55.5% visual scale
2012	43,689	55.9%	-15.3 pts	73,999	55.9% visual scale
2013	59,921	60.8%	-12.5 pts	73,994	60.8% visual scale
2014	77,961	59.8%	-16.0 pts	68,588	59.8% visual scale
2015	72,021	62.9%	-15.8 pts	60,832	62.9% visual scale
2016	66,342	65.4%	-16.0 pts	52,220	65.4% visual scale
2017	57,261	72.2%	-11.9 pts	45,226	72.2% visual scale
2018	58,367	78.2%	-8.2 pts	38,158	78.2% visual scale
2019	44,618	81.1%	-7.3 pts	32,362	81.1% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Ball joint has slight play — 9,816 cars · 17.8% failed the same item the next year
Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 6,992 cars · 17.2% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 5,282 cars · 8.7% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 11,667 cars · 8.6% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 2,596 cars · 8.6% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Clio 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

Captur77.5% pass rate · 131,890 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 Clio?

In 2025, 60.6% of 275,447 first MOT tests on the Renault Clio were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Clio fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (26.4% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Renault Clio reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 60.6% it performs below the national average at a median age of 12 years and 71,810 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.