Renault MASTER - 2017
219.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2017.
Sample size: 4,915 cars, 10,833 tests and 23,737 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 4,915 cars
The 2017 Renault Master has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 219 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 134 per 100, representing a 64% increase. Notably, this model shows a worrying trend in mileage-related defects, with rates rising sharply as mileage increases; for instance, defects reach 369 per 100 vehicles at over 124,000 miles. The Master performs particularly poorly in categories like Brakes and Visibility, where defect rates exceed the averages by 74% and 166%, respectively. Additionally, it has high defect rates in Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, Equipment, and Other categories, indicating areas of concern that potential buyers should consider.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,915 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 71.7% worse
124.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 1.8% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 166.2% worse
38.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▼ 395.6% worse
101.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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 emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.3% better
118.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 175.7% worse
19.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- 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
▼ 233.3% worse
9.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 143.3% worse
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 2,134
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,248
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,230
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,175
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 961
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 961
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: 927
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 680
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 574
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 545
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 323
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 281
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 201
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 189
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 182