Renault Master MOT pass rate: 70.6% (14,309 tests, 2025)

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

The Renault Master passed 70.6% of its 14,309 MOT tests in 2025 — 6.9 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 15 years old with 101,253 miles on the clock.

70.6%Pass rate (2025)

14,309MOT tests analysed

101,253 miMedian mileage at test

15 yrsMedian age at test

How the Master compares

Renault Master

70.6%

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 Master

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	4,085	31.0%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,159	23.9%
3	Suspension	2,030	15.4%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,307	9.9%
5	Visibility	949	7.2%
6	Steering	723	5.5%

Pre-MOT checklist for Master owners

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

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
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 →

Master pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2004	1,679	59.1%	-5.2 pts	135,978	59.1% visual scale
2005	2,149	65.1%	+0.6 pts	115,934	65.1% visual scale
2006	3,533	66.4%	+2.0 pts	83,844	66.4% visual scale
2007	4,132	68.5%	+3.4 pts	84,728	68.5% visual scale
2008	3,310	65.6%	+0.5 pts	103,244	65.6% visual scale
2009	2,211	65.8%	-0.6 pts	111,896	65.8% visual scale
2010	2,153	64.6%	-2.8 pts	110,053	64.6% visual scale
2011	2,055	66.8%	-2.3 pts	112,568	66.8% visual scale
2012	2,168	75.0%	+3.8 pts	81,895	75.0% visual scale
2013	1,986	76.8%	+3.5 pts	89,599	76.8% visual scale
2014	1,908	78.1%	+2.3 pts	86,934	78.1% visual scale
2015	2,429	78.8%	+0.1 pts	85,973	78.8% visual scale
2016	2,306	81.1%	-0.2 pts	107,841	81.1% visual scale
2017	1,916	84.2%	+0.2 pts	75,500	84.2% visual scale
2018	2,205	85.5%	-0.8 pts	91,072	85.5% visual scale
2019	2,071	82.9%	-5.5 pts	69,508	82.9% 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.

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

Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 319 cars · 7.8% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 593 cars · 6.1% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 582 cars · 5.3% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 498 cars · 3.4% failed the same item the next year
Condition slightly damaged/cracking or perishing — 564 cars · 1.6% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Master 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 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

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Renault Master?

In 2025, 70.6% of 14,309 first MOT tests on the Renault Master were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Master fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (31.0% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Renault Master reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 70.6% it performs below the national average at a median age of 15 years and 101,253 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.