Renault MASTER - 2014
255.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2014.
Sample size: 4,115 cars, 9,074 tests and 23,197 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,115 cars
The 2014 Renault Master has a higher overall defect rate of 256 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 32% above the average for cars of the same year at 194 defects per 100. The model shows significant challenges in several categories, particularly with brakes and visibility, where it performs worse than average. It also exhibits higher defect rates in lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment issues. However, it stands out positively in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, showing a lower defect rate compared to the yearly average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase notably with higher mileage, particularly in the higher mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,115 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 84.1% worse
170.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▲ 7.6% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 122.1% worse
38.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 137.7% worse
93.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- 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
- Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 30.7% better
137.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 48.7% worse
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- 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
▼ 197.8% worse
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 45.9% worse
22.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,141
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,940
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,228
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,216
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 799
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 783
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: 778
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 765
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 670
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 629
Serious faults (Top 10)
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 629
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 528
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 356
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 305
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 219
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 204
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 203
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 190
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 184