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Renault CLIO - 2002

369.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2002. Sample size: 3,418 cars, 7,243 tests and 26,758 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,418 cars

The 2002 Renault Clio has an overall defect rate of 369 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly lower than the average of 374 per 100 for that year. There is a notable increase in defect rates with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, though the Clio performs reasonably well compared to its peers. It stands out positively in the brakes category, showing a significantly lower defect rate than average. However, the model struggles with visibility and lights and electrics, where it has higher defect rates compared to the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,418 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 29.0% better
118.5 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
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 18.2% worse
29.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 23.6% worse
36.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 29.5% worse
124.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.3% better
291.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 14.7% better
58.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • 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
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 22.8% worse
18.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 13.8% worse
61.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 539 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: 2,340
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,861
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,807
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,489
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,061
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 994
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 856
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 786
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 694
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 641

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 521
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 459
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 339
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 315
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 282
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 270
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 210
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 197