Renault ZOE - 2014
184.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault ZOE, model year 2014.
Sample size: 861 cars, 1,961 tests and 3,615 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 861 cars
The 2014 Renault ZOE has an overall defect rate of 184 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 194 defects per 100 vehicles. This model shows a significant improvement in several categories, notably in brakes, visibility, body structure, equipment, and other issues, where it performs considerably better than average. In contrast, it has a higher rate of defects related to lights and electrics, exceeding the average by 27%. Mileage trends indicate that as the ZOE ages, the defect rate increases, particularly in the highest mileage bracket of over 124,000 miles, where it reaches 462 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the ZOE demonstrates strengths in specific areas, it also highlights a common issue in lighting and electrical components.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 861 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 30.1% better
64.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 9.2% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- 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
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▲ 27.3% better
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 23.0% worse
48.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 13.8% worse
226.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- 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
▲ 80.8% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 57.8% better
1.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 95.5% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 609
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 357
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 284
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 258
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 232
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 100
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 258
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 35