MOT data by first-use year
2006 Renault Master: MOT fail rate and common problems
DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 4,957 MOT tests · Updated
40.0% of 2006 Renault Master vans failed their MOT at 18 years; measured against vehicles the same age and test year, about the same as the 2007 vans (3,808 MOT tests) [1].
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- −9.1 to −3.5 points: the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 16 to 19 years, 4,957 MOT tests
- At 19 years (tested 2025): 39.1% failed, against 42.6% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 19 years in 2025, 1,149 MOT tests
- At 18 years (tested 2024): 40.0% failed, against 43.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 years in 2024, 1,234 MOT tests
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Figures are for 2006 Renault Master vans as a group, not for one van.
- Fail rate at 18 years (2024)
- 40.0%
- vs 43.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 years in 2024
- 1,234 MOT tests
- Gap to all class 4, same age and year
- −5.7 pts
- over ages 16–19: −9.1 to −3.5 pts
- 4,957 MOT tests
- Against the 2007 vans
- −0.6 pts
- 95% range −4.3 to +3.0 pts, same ages, each against its own test year
- 3,808 MOT tests
- MOT tests of 2006 vans
- 4,957
- tested 2022–2025, 4 ages with 1,000+ tests
- 4,957 MOT tests
About the same as the 2007 vans: −0.6 points at the same ages (16–18), each year against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year; 95% range −4.3 to +3.0, from 3,808 MOT tests of 2006 vans and 4,263 of the 2007 vans. Not adjusted for mileage.
Every Renault Master year against all class 4 vehicles the same age
2006 Renault Master fail rate at each MOT
From 2022 to 2025, as these vans went from 16 to 19 years old, the fail rate went from 34.5% to 39.1%, and the gap to all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year from −9.1 to −3.5 points. The widest gap was at 16 years (−9.1 points, 1,313 MOT tests).
| Test year | Age | Fail rate | 95% range | MOT tests | All class 4, same age and year | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 years | 34.5% | 32.0%–37.1% | 1,313 | 43.6% | −9.1 pts |
| 2023 | 17 years | 37.0% | 34.3%–39.7% | 1,261 | 43.4% | −6.4 pts |
| 2024 | 18 years | 40.0% | 37.3%–42.7% | 1,234 | 43.4% | −3.4 pts |
| 2025 | 19 years* | 39.1% | 36.3%–41.9% | 1,149 | 42.6% | −3.5 pts |
* Above 18 years only survivors are still tested, so these rows say less about the vehicle when new and do not count towards the verdict.
All class 4: every class 4 vehicle (cars and light vans) tested at that age in the same test year.
2006 against the 2007 vans, age by age
| Age | 2006 | Years either side |
|---|---|---|
| 16 years | 34.5% 1,313 MOT tests, tested 2022 | 2007: 35.6% (1,463, tested 2023) |
| 17 years | 37.0% 1,261 MOT tests, tested 2023 | 2007: 36.9% (1,435, tested 2024) |
| 18 years | 40.0% 1,234 MOT tests, tested 2024 | 2007: 37.8% (1,365, tested 2025) |
Each year was tested in a different calendar year; the verdict compares each against all class 4 vehicles the same age tested in its own year.
What fails on a Renault Master at 18 years
All Renault Master MOTs at 18 years, vans first used 2004–2007 (4,036 MOT tests; DVSA item counts are not split by first-use year). The most common fail items: handbrake too weak (8.9 per 100 MOT tests), side/position light not working (4.9 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item) and wipers not clearing screen (4.3 per 100 MOT tests, a wear item).
Item rates are not compared with all class 4 vehicles here: most of those are cars, and vans wear differently.
Vehicle tax and ULEZ for a 2006 van
A vehicle first registered in the UK in 2006 was issued a 55 (January–February), 06 (March–August) or 56 (September–December) plate, unless it was registered in Northern Ireland (no age identifier) or has since moved to a private plate. An imported one is plated when first registered here, so its plate can be newer than its first-use year. 06 plates
Vans are taxed as light goods vehicles, at the light goods vehicle rate rather than by CO2 band; the tax class on the V5C logbook decides. [2]
For the London ULEZ, a diesel van needs Euro 6 (usually registered from September 2016, from September 2015 for the smallest vans) and a petrol one Euro 4 (usually from 2006 or 2007). The Euro standard decides, not the year alone. [3] ULEZ checker
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Questions people ask
What is the MOT fail rate of a 2006 Renault Master?
40.0% at 18 years (tested 2024), from 1,234 MOT tests, against 43.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 18 years in 2024.
Does the 2006 Renault Master fail more MOTs than the 2007?
0.6 percentage points apart at the same ages (16–18), each against all class 4 vehicles the same age and test year, from 3,808 MOT tests (95% range −4.3 to +3.0), so about the same.
At what ages were 2006 Renault Master vans MOT tested in the data?
4 ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests: 16–19 years, tested 2022–2025, 4,957 MOT tests in all. Ages over 18 are shown but not used for the verdict.
What fails most on a Renault Master at 18 years?
8.9 in 100 MOT tests failed on handbrake too weak, the most common fail item. From 4,036 MOT tests of Renault Master vans first used 2004–2007, not only 2006.
Sources
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 4,957 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
- GOV.UK, Vehicle tax rates. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
- Transport for London, Ultra Low Emission Zone. Rules, not drawn from the MOT data.
Vans tested at 18 years are compared with every class 4 vehicle tested at 18 years in the same test year. These rates are not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare