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Renault CLIO - 2005

379.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2005. Sample size: 9,435 cars, 21,559 tests and 81,800 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 9,435 cars

The 2005 Renault Clio has an overall defect rate that is similar to the average car of the same year, with 379 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 376. Notably, the Clio performs better than average in the brakes category, showing significantly fewer defects. However, it faces challenges in steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and equipment, where its defect rates are higher than average. Interestingly, as mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage categories, aligning with general trends observed across vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 9,435 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 18.7% better
128.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 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
▼ 78.1% worse
39.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 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
▼ 24.6% worse
35.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 37.9% worse
151.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.3% better
291.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
  • 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 component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 16.3% better
51.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 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
▼ 18.6% worse
15.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 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:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 3.9% better
44.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 521 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,347
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,054
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,793
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,321
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,201
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,922
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,501
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,497
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,426
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,845

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,791
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,533
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,090
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,044
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,040
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 841
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 786
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 762
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 757
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 724