Renault MASTER - 2019
179.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2019.
Sample size: 5,094 cars, 11,564 tests and 20,704 recorded faults.
0%
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,094 cars
The 2019 Renault Master has an overall defect rate of 179 per 100 vehicles, significantly higher than the yearly average of 106 per 100, indicating a 69% increase in defects. The model shows a concerning trend with defect rates rising consistently across higher mileage segments, particularly peaking at 331 per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. Notably, it struggles with brake issues, where it has a defect rate of nearly 95%, compared to the average of 60%. Additionally, the model performs poorly in categories such as visibility and lights & electrics, with defect rates far exceeding the average, suggesting areas that may require focused attention for maintenance and potential design improvements.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,094 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 52.1% worse
94.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- 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
▼ 10.7% worse
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 142.0% worse
33.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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
▼ 512.1% worse
91.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.6% better
95.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 368.6% worse
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 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 hinge, catch or pillar: excessively 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
Equipment
▼ 227.8% worse
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 249.0% worse
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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: 2,176
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 987
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 948
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 939
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 859
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 855
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: 788
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 699
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 595
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 525
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 855
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 451
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 335
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 234
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 228
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 194
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 158