Renault Trucks Ambulance MOT reliability

Renault Trucks Ambulances passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 6 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 6 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

50%

MOTs analysed

6

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2008 diesel

5 MOTs

Passed first time 40%. Typical mileage 249,478 (most between 143,965 and 249,729).

2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 90% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 70% → 2015: 73% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 20% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 40%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (20.0%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (20.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (20.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (20.0%)
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (20.0%)

Where 2008 Ambulances fail

Brakes

40.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Wheels & tyres

20.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.