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Renault CLIO - 2006

350.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2006. Sample size: 15,264 cars, 35,030 tests and 122,805 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,264 cars

The 2006 Renault Clio has an overall defect rate of 351 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average rate of 369 defects per 100 vehicles for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in the Body/Structure category, with only 38 defects per 100 compared to 58 for the average car. However, it has a higher rate of issues related to Steering, showing 33 defects per 100 versus the average of 20. Mileage data indicates that defect rates rise with increasing mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,264 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.5% better
144.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 62.4% worse
32.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
Visibility
▼ 15.5% worse
32.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 2.0% worse
113.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.7% better
281.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
  • 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 pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 36.1% better
38.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 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
▲ 11.0% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 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
▼ 10.3% worse
49.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 513 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: 10,824
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,855
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,386
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,209
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,126
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,676
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,864
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,040
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,891
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,776

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,040
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,278
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,019
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,868
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,706
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,266
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,112
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,110
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,023
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 951