2015 Renault Clio MOT pass rate: 62.9% (72,021 tests)

2015-registered Renault Clios passed 62.9% of 72,021 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 15.8 points worse than same-age cars (78.7%). This is one of the lower-scoring Clio years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

62.9%Pass rate, 2015 cars

84.2Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

72,021Tests analysed

60,832 miMedian mileage at test

63.5% / 61.9%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2015 Clio getting worse?

Pass rate of 2015-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	64.2% -16.4 vs same-age
2024	63.2% -15.3 vs same-age
2025	61.2% -15.8 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2015 Clio

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	20,019	29.5%
2	Brakes	16,923	25.0%
3	Tyres	9,587	14.1%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	9,235	13.6%
5	Body, chassis, structure	4,606	6.8%
6	Visibility	3,992	5.9%

All Clio years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Renault Clio years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2015 Renault Clio reliable?

2015-registered examples passed 62.9% of their MOT tests (72,021 tests, 2023–2025), -15.8 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 11 years old with a median 60,832 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2015 Clio?

The median tested example shows 60,832 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.