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Renault CLIO - 2012

263.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2012. Sample size: 15,044 cars, 37,457 tests and 98,835 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,044 cars

The 2012 Renault Clio has an overall defect rate of 264 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.2% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, with the highest figures seen in vehicles over 124,000 miles. The Clio performs better than average in terms of body and structure defects, with a rate of 17%, compared to the average of 25%. However, it shows significantly worse performance in areas like steering and lights & electrics, with defect rates of 29% and 99% respectively, compared to averages of 13% and 60%.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,044 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.7% better
94.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 118.9% worse
28.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 1.0% better
19.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 60.6% worse
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.6% better
240.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 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 pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 36.3% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 24.2% worse
7.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 11.9% better
20.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 417 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: 10,412
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,098
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,049
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,168
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,016
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,380
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,030
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,974
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,931
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,873

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 4,168
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,030
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,735
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,254
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,588
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,377
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,090
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,006
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 986
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 920