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Renault CLIO - 2001

357.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2001. Sample size: 1,984 cars, 4,248 tests and 15,166 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,984 cars

The 2001 Renault Clio has an overall defect rate of 357 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 369 defects per 100 vehicles. It shows a notable performance in the brakes category, where it has 123 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 167. However, it struggles with steering and lights and electrics, showing higher defect rates than the average, with 31 defects for steering compared to 24 on average and 111 for lights and electrics against an average of 88. As mileage increases, defects also rise significantly, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000-mile range.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,984 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 26.5% better
122.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 22.8% worse
30.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 9.2% worse
32.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 26.3% worse
111.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.5% better
288.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 15.7% better
60.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 1.9% better
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 5.2% better
52.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 537 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,220
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,067
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 903
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 825
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 596
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 567
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 512
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 472
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 446
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 328

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 289
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 165
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 148
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 125