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MOT reliability

Renault Mini bus

21 vehicles · 328 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 21 Renault Mini bus vehicles and 328 completed MOT tests, the Renault Mini bus has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 159,831 miles.

21
Vehicles
328
MOT tests
9,400
Avg miles / year
2.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Renault Mini bus problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Renault Mini bus MOT tests:

  • Other68%
  • Brakes16%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension13%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Emissions & nuisance4%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Steering3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%

Renault Mini bus pass rate by age

How the Renault Mini bus's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
14100%
21173%
31292%
41486%
51681%
61771%
71968%
81867%
92259%
102365%
111963%
122264%
132167%
141963%
152060%
161560%
171155%
181354%
191173%
20580%

Fuel types: Diesel (21)

Most common Renault Mini bus MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Renault Mini bus MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (18 times)
  2. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (16 times)
  3. Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) (11 times)
  4. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (8 times)
  5. Oil leak (7 times)
  6. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (7 times)
  7. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (7 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (7 times)
  9. Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) (6 times)
  10. Nearside sill damaged (6 times)
  11. Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule all (1.1.12 (f) (i)) (6 times)
  12. Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) (6 times)
  13. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (6 times)
  14. Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (5 times)
  15. Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (5 times)

Renault Mini bus pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2013 1 17 71% 200,981
2006 4 83 70% 154,990
2005 2 21 76% 204,702
2004 3 48 56% 146,199
2003 4 82 76% 118,601
2002 1 19 53% 274,562
1999 2 25 56% 87,023
1993 1 2 50% 51,081

Renault Mini bus reliability FAQ

Across 21 Renault Mini bus vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Renault Mini bus MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)); Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)).

The typical Renault Mini bus in our data has covered around 159,831 miles.

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