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MOT reliability

Renault Traffic

400 vehicles · 5,342 completed MOT tests analysed
67%
MOT pass rate

Based on 400 Renault Traffic vehicles and 5,342 completed MOT tests, the Renault Traffic has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 149,903 miles.

400
Vehicles
5,342
MOT tests
9,046
Avg miles / year
2.5
Faults per test
2%
Dangerous-fault share

Renault Traffic problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Renault Traffic MOT tests:

  • Other67%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension13%
  • Brakes11%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Steering4%
  • Body & structure3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Renault Traffic pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11090%
21883%
325874%
429772%
527973%
629271%
730269%
832564%
931065%
1033264%
1133267%
1230565%
1330865%
1425364%
1521365%
1618763%
1717065%
1813965%
1911662%
208766%

Fuel types: Diesel (371), Petrol (28), Other (1)

Most common Renault Traffic MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (215 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (161 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (126 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (115 times)
  5. Oil leak (114 times)
  6. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (96 times)
  7. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (74 times)
  8. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (74 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (72 times)
  10. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (71 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (71 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (69 times)
  13. Play in steering rack inner joint(s) (69 times)
  14. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (65 times)
  15. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (65 times)

Renault Traffic pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2016 1 15 67% 123,655
2013 2 37 65% 160,904
2012 27 420 71% 158,511
2011 13 186 72% 164,248
2010 12 206 71% 112,004
2009 10 142 65% 178,752
2008 25 369 69% 156,703
2007 25 425 72% 134,800
2006 14 308 64% 186,236
2005 29 525 69% 169,906
2004 21 422 64% 152,425
2003 21 368 67% 199,049
2002 18 335 62% 169,607
2001 4 58 59% 186,982
2000 8 143 64% 136,706
1999 5 68 72% 99,667
1998 6 112 73% 85,972
1997 8 143 60% 116,088
1996 7 103 63% 103,397
1995 15 156 62% 153,557
1994 9 22 59% 128,619
1993 12 100 63% 156,080
1992 11 45 64% 122,306
1991 2 2 100% 122,393
1990 2 3 67% 78,845
1989 10 73 62% 108,173
1988 4 36 75% 88,941
1987 3 9 44% 81,835
1986 4 24 62% 91,983
1985 5 26 54% 216,558
1984 2 25 64% 66,126
1983 10 106 60% 83,694
1982 6 43 53% 86,501
1971 1 5 40% 134,818

Renault Traffic reliability FAQ

Across 400 Renault Traffic vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Renault Traffic MOT issues are: Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Renault Traffic in our data has covered around 149,903 miles.

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