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Renault R5 MOT pass rate by year

How the Renault R5's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1985 to 1996, across the DVSA record.

What is the Renault R5 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Renault R5 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 R5 averages 35.5% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198564.0%36.0%2,014
198665.5%34.5%4,318
198765.5%34.5%4,943
198863.8%36.2%10,490
198964.7%35.3%16,980
199066.0%34.0%18,845
199165.7%34.3%4,843
199264.2%35.8%2,927
199363.3%36.7%5,293
199463.2%36.8%13,658
199562.7%37.3%12,922
199663.1%36.9%4,471

Does age change how often a Renault R5 fails?

Older Renault R5s fail more often, as expected. The 1985 cars fail 36.0% of tests against 36.9% for the 1996. Across every year the model averages 35.5%. The 1995 is the weakest year at 37.3%, and the 1990 the strongest at 34.0%.

More on the Renault R5

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

See also
Renault R5: 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