Renault MASTER - 2020
151.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2020.
Sample size: 3,697 cars, 7,732 tests and 11,743 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,697 cars
The 2020 Renault Master has an overall defect rate of 152 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the average of 90 per 100 for its year, making it 69% worse than average. This model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 318 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Renault Master has a much higher incidence of defects in the categories of Brakes, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, with its defect rates in these areas far exceeding the average. While tyre wear is not specifically highlighted, the model's performance in various defect categories suggests that potential buyers should be aware of its reliability concerns.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,697 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 59.8% worse
81.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 6.7% worse
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▼ 135.5% worse
33.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 558.9% worse
73.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.1% better
81.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 325.0% worse
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 193.3% worse
4.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 370.3% worse
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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: 1,531
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 702
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 616
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 588
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: 455
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 362
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 295
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 235
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 231
Serious faults (Top 10)
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 295
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 134
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 131
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
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: 112
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 109