Renault ZOE - 2016
176.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault ZOE, model year 2016.
Sample size: 1,565 cars, 3,593 tests and 6,325 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,565 cars
The 2016 Renault ZOE has a higher overall defect rate of 176 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 151 per 100, indicating a 17% increase in defects. Notably, the ZOE shows significant issues in the "Lights & Electrics" category, with a defect rate of 54%, which is more than double the average. Conversely, it performs better than average in critical areas such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 54% and 3% respectively, compared to averages of 77% and 8%. Additionally, the model exhibits a notable increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 62,000 to 93,000-mile range, where it reaches a rate of 338 per 100. Overall, while the ZOE excels in some categories, the increased defect rate in others raises concerns about its reliability compared to similar models.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,565 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 31.3% better
53.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 66.7% better
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
- 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
Visibility
▲ 22.7% better
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 112.2% worse
53.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 42.3% worse
226.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
Body/Structure
▲ 84.6% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- 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: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 51.5% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 98.2% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
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: 1,081
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 695
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 568
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 545
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 522
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 353
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 184
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 128
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 522
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53