Renault MASTER - 2015
253.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2015.
Sample size: 6,083 cars, 13,679 tests and 34,717 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,083 cars
The 2015 Renault Master exhibits a significantly higher overall defect rate of 254 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 170 defects. Notably, while tyre wear is a common issue, the Master stands out with particularly high rates of defects in categories such as Brakes and Visibility, where it is 77% and 159% worse than average, respectively. Additionally, it has a striking 250% higher rate of defects in Lights & Electrics compared to the average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category. Overall, this model appears to face more challenges in several key areas than the average vehicle from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,083 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 76.3% worse
149.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
▼ 8.1% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 158.4% worse
41.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 237.4% worse
104.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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
- Rate of flashing not between 60 and 120 times per minute
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 19.1% better
144.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 101.7% worse
23.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 175.0% worse
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 71.2% worse
22.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,883
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,300
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,256
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,790
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,285
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,193
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: 1,180
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,133
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,048
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 962
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,048
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 846
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 635
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 357
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 350
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 322
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 278