Renault MASTER - 2016
245.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2016.
Sample size: 6,279 cars, 13,884 tests and 34,097 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,279 cars
The 2016 Renault Master has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 246 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 63% increase. This model shows a clear trend of increasing defects with mileage, especially in the highest mileage category (over 124,000 miles), where it reaches 401 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Master stands out negatively in several categories, including brakes, visibility, lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment, where it performs significantly worse than the average for its year. While tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, it is not highlighted as a primary concern for this model. Overall, the data suggests that potential buyers should be cautious regarding the Renault Master's reliability compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,279 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 85.2% worse
144.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 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
▼ 1.2% worse
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 166.0% worse
39.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
▼ 326.8% worse
108.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.2% better
135.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 149.5% worse
22.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 233.3% worse
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 84.1% worse
20.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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: 3,187
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,403
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,096
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,637
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: 1,267
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,262
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,152
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,094
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,063
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 891
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,152
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 799
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 542
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 317
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 306
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 276
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 264