Renault 19 MOT reliability

Renault 19s passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 15 tests in 2025. 79 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 15 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

67%

MOTs analysed

15

Still licensed (GB)

79

Body type

Convertible

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

1991 petrol

5 MOTs

Passed first time 60%. Typical mileage 92,298 (most between 92,257 and 111,514).

2005: 45% → 2006: 47% → 2007: 42% → 2008: 31% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 33% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (40.0%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (20.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (20.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (20.0%)
Side repeaters: light intensity significantly reduced (20.0%)

Where 1991 19s fail

Brakes

40.0%

Lights & electrics

40.0%

Visibility & wipers

40.0%

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.