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Renault Clio MOT pass rate by year

How the Renault Clio's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1991 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Renault Clio MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Renault Clio model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Renault Clio averages 32.7% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199159.7%40.3%27,609
199259.9%40.1%60,405
199360.2%39.8%98,112
199462.0%38.0%160,009
199562.9%37.1%223,776
199662.9%37.1%282,152
199762.6%37.4%344,618
199862.4%37.6%468,929
199962.8%37.2%673,007
200062.8%37.2%798,291
200165.3%34.7%1,118,636
200265.6%34.4%1,334,275
200365.3%34.7%1,398,575
200465.7%34.3%1,217,378
200566.9%33.1%943,938
200669.1%30.9%969,813
200768.6%31.4%933,697
200868.6%31.4%581,288
200969.2%30.8%454,251
201069.2%30.8%556,026
201169.9%30.1%354,832
201270.4%29.6%262,231
201374.4%25.6%299,082
201473.6%26.4%350,370
201574.2%25.8%285,980
201676.1%23.9%224,942
201779.6%20.4%168,773
201880.5%19.5%139,993
201981.8%18.2%99,050
202085.9%14.1%46,749
202187.0%13.0%28,559
202288.9%11.1%14,105
202389.1%10.9%4,777

Does age change how often a Renault Clio fails?

Older Renault Clios fail more often, as expected. The 1991 cars fail 40.3% of tests against 10.9% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 32.7%. The 1991 is the weakest year at 40.3%, and the 2023 the strongest at 10.9%.

More on the Renault Clio

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Renault Clio: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Renault models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain