Renault CAPTUR - 2019
101.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CAPTUR, model year 2019.
Sample size: 20,397 cars, 42,225 tests and 42,799 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 20,397 cars
The 2019 Renault Captur has an overall defect rate of 101 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, showing a 4.5% improvement. Notably, the Captur excels in categories such as steering, body structure, and equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than the average for these areas. In terms of mileage, as the vehicle ages, the defect rate increases, especially in the higher mileage brackets, but it remains competitive compared to the yearly averages. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, the Captur's standout performance in specific categories highlights its reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 20,397 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.4% better
53.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 89.3% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 5.8% worse
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 10.1% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A reversing lamp inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.7% worse
115.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 74.3% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 55.6% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 33.3% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,639
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,017
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,422
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,978
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,872
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,066
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 715
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 655
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 625
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,066
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 715
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 625
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 488
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 476
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 331
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 239