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Renault Trafic MOT fail rate by age

How often the Renault Trafic fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 428,817 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=40,074)36.5%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test85,429
All cars, median mileage52,953

318 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Renault Trafic fails 21.6% of MOTs (24,172 tests), 9.6 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 22 years it fails 51.2% (1,853 tests), 10.2 points above the 41.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 17.1 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 11.9 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 22 years 57.9%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Renault Trafic: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years21.6%24,17212.1%+9.6 pts40,844 miles
4 years23.8%26,97013.4%+10.4 pts53,191 miles
5 years27.8%29,43415.3%+12.5 pts63,938 miles
6 years32.3%37,27117.8%+14.4 pts74,862 miles
7 years36.5%40,07420.6%+15.9 pts85,429 miles
8 years39.9%39,29823.8%+16.2 pts94,944 miles
9 years42.9%34,25527.1%+15.8 pts103,722 miles
10 years46.4%26,43130.3%+16.1 pts113,985 miles
11 years50.3%22,44333.3%+17.1 pts124,568 miles
12 years52.4%21,21336.0%+16.4 pts132,866 miles
13 years52.0%19,57438.3%+13.8 pts138,211 miles
14 years52.4%19,03640.3%+12.1 pts142,134 miles
15 years51.7%17,65241.6%+10.1 pts145,658 miles
16 years52.7%16,59942.6%+10.1 pts147,936 miles
17 years51.1%16,25143.1%+8.0 pts149,966 miles
18 years51.6%13,96543.3%+8.4 pts151,837 miles
19 years52.1%10,77543.2%+8.9 pts152,378 miles
20 years51.0%7,36042.8%+8.2 pts152,547 miles
21 years51.4%4,19142.1%+9.3 pts151,273 miles
22 years51.2%1,85341.0%+10.2 pts151,860 miles

Most common fail items at 7 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major11.9
Coil spring broken Major7.3
Anti-roll bar link worn Major6.9
Shock absorber leaking Major4.6
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major3.5
Suspension ball joint worn Major2.4

Out of 40,074 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.1
Brake light not working Major2.7
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major2.1

Out of 40,074 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Renault Kangoo40.4%12,66320.6%
Ford Transit29.4%141,00820.6%
Volkswagen Transporter23.2%78,40120.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200322 years in 202551.7%1,17341.0%
200421 years in 202552.3%1,94242.1%
200520 years in 202548.9%2,40042.8%
200619 years in 202551.7%3,20243.2%
200718 years in 202550.5%3,64743.3%
200817 years in 202548.4%3,55043.1%
200916 years in 202551.9%2,64942.6%
201015 years in 202551.5%4,66441.6%
201114 years in 202554.3%5,68840.3%
201213 years in 202550.1%4,27438.3%
201312 years in 202549.7%4,15136.0%
201411 years in 202547.0%6,47433.3%
201510 years in 202542.4%10,28030.3%
20169 years in 202539.0%11,94027.1%
20178 years in 202538.1%8,86323.8%
20187 years in 202534.6%7,09820.6%
20196 years in 202530.2%7,95917.8%
20205 years in 202523.0%4,44815.3%
20214 years in 202522.9%6,46313.4%

More on the Renault Trafic

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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