Renault MASTER - 2004
413.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2004.
Sample size: 1,860 cars, 4,379 tests and 18,118 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,860 cars
The 2004 Renault Master has an overall defect rate of 414 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Master performs better in the category of Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, showing a 21% lower defect rate than average. However, it faces challenges in several areas, particularly Brakes, Steering, and Lights & Electrics, where it has significantly higher defect rates compared to the average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase progressively with higher mileage, especially beyond 124,000 miles. Overall, while the model has strengths, its weaknesses in critical safety-related categories warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,860 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 35.7% worse
222.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 75.1% worse
43.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 28.0% worse
37.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 26.2% worse
138.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 22.1% better
243.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▼ 18.2% worse
75.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 36.2% worse
18.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 6.9% better
47.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,112
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,098
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 896
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 716
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 661
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 525
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 445
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 409
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 407
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 409
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 373
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 236
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 224
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Parking brake efficiency: less than 50% of the required value
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 173
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 151