Renault MASTER - 2024
79.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2024 is 25.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MASTER, model year 2024.
Sample size: 448 cars, 542 tests and 433 recorded faults.
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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: 448 cars
The 2024 Renault Master exhibits a significantly higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 80 defects per 100 vehicles compared to just 25. This model stands out particularly in categories such as brakes, where it shows a defect rate of 45%, starkly higher than the average of 7%. Other notable areas of concern include visibility and lights & electrics, with defect rates of 17% and 34% respectively, both of which are well above average. Mileage trends indicate the highest defect rates are seen in lower mileage brackets, particularly between 0–31,000 miles and 31,000–62,000 miles, where defect rates reach 200 and 277 per 100 vehicles, suggesting early issues may be prevalent in this model. Overall, the Renault Master requires more attention for maintenance than the average car.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 448 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 521.9% worse
45.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.3 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
Steering
▼ 33.3% worse
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.3 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 240.0% worse
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 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
- An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 294.3% worse
34.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.7 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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 lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 110.0% worse
54.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.0 / 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 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
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 157.1% worse
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- A passenger seat: 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 main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 94.1% worse
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.7 / 100 tests
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 233.3% worse
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- 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
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: 80
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 13
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
PRS
Occurrences: 10
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 3