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Renault CLIO - 2021

79.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault CLIO, model year 2021. Sample size: 9,588 cars, 19,792 tests and 15,761 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 9,588 cars

The 2021 Renault Clio shows a slightly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 80 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 79 defects per 100. It particularly excels in the categories of Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Other, boasting defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, the Clio has a higher incidence of issues related to Equipment, indicating a potential area of concern. Notably, defect rates increase noticeably as mileage rises, especially in the higher mileage segments, where the Clio performs worse than average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 9,588 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 4.3% better
38.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
Visibility
▼ 6.9% worse
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.2% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 10.0% worse
96.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 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 wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 61.9% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▼ 93.3% worse
2.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 59.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 5,338
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,250
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,184
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 849
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 755
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 604
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 515
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 503
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 425

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 604
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 515
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 304
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 284
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 244
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
FAIL
Occurrences: 53