21.5%
Fluid leak
The vehicle is leaking a fluid — oil, coolant, fuel or hydraulic. A slight seep is common on older cars; a continuous drip is both a road hazard and a sign of something failing.
MOT wording: Oil leak, but not excessive
RenaultUsed-car reliability
How reliable is a used Renault?
At 7 years old, the average Renault fails its MOT more often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
Renault22.6%
UK average16.6%
Fails more often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
Where to start
The lowest and highest fail rates in the Renault range
The Renault models whose MOT tests at 7 years old most and least often ended in a fail.
Lowest fail rates
- 1
Renault Koleos15.8%fail rate - 2
Renault Twingo16.9%fail rate - 3
Renault Captur18.2%fail rate
Highest fail rates
- 1
Renault Kangoo28.8%fail rate - 2
Renault Trafic27.5%fail rate - 3
Renault ZOE26.8%fail rate
What actually goes wrong
What breaks on Renault cars
The most common MOT faults across the Renault range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on Renault cars that recorded that defect.
19.9%
Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
15.8%
Springs
A suspension spring is broken, cracked, corroded, or missing. This includes coil springs, leaf springs, and torsion bars. Springs support the car's weight — a broken one lowers one corner of the car and affects handling.
MOT wording: Coil spring corroded
15.2%
Tyre slightly damaged, cracking or perishing
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
Across all Renault models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
Every Renault that ranks, in plain English
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. The UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%) is shown for reference. Only models with enough MOT data at 7 years old are ranked. The rest sit just below, unranked.
11 models
Renault Koleos
The lowest 7-year fail rate of any Renault here.
15.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Twingo
Among the lower fail rates in the Renault range at 7 years old.
16.9%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Captur
Among the lower fail rates in the Renault range at 7 years old.
18.2%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Scenic
Among the lower fail rates in the Renault range at 7 years old.
19.0%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Kadjar
Among the lower fail rates in the Renault range at 7 years old.
21.1%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Megane
Among the lower fail rates in the Renault range at 7 years old.
21.9%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Clio
Above the Renault average, and at or above the UK average.
24.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Grand Scenic
Above the Renault average, and at or above the UK average.
26.0%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault ZOE
Above the Renault average, and at or above the UK average.
26.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Trafic
Above the Renault average, and at or above the UK average.
27.5%fail rate at 7 years old
Renault Kangoo
Above the Renault average, and at or above the UK average.
28.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Not directly comparable with the figures at 7 years old
Shown unranked. These models don’t have enough MOT data at 7 years old yet. They’re either too new (few cars old enough) or too old (few still on the road). Each is shown at the age with the most tests, so the percentages aren’t directly comparable to the list above.
Too new to rankRenault Arkana
11.1%fail rate at 3 years old · 6,054 MOT tests
Too old to rankRenault R5
19.8%fail rate at 25+ years old · 703 MOT tests
Too old to rankRenault Wind
30.9%fail rate at 14 years old · 1,665 MOT tests
Too old to rankRenault Laguna
32.3%fail rate at 14 years old · 1,913 MOT tests
Too old to rankRenault Modus
35.1%fail rate at 19 years old · 2,425 MOT tests
Too old to rank
Renault Espace
36.4%fail rate at 17 years old · 261 MOT tests
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