Renault Avantime MOT reliability

Renault Avantimes passed their MOT first time 63% of the time across 161 tests in 2025. 110 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

63%

MOTs analysed

161

Still licensed (GB)

110

Body type

Hatchback

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

2002 petrol

110 MOTs

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 101,214 (most between 85,041 and 131,413).

2005: 80% → 2006: 67% → 2007: 61% → 2008: 58% → 2009: 53% → 2010: 53% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 55% → 2013: 55% → 2014: 57% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 53% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 58% → 2020: 55% → 2021: 59% → 2022: 58% → 2023: 68% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (9.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.5%)
Headlamp levelling device: inoperative (4.5%)
Stop lamp: not working (4.5%)
Washers: not working (3.6%)

2002 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 70,143 (most between 70,143 and 70,143).

2005: 100% → 2006: 75% → 2007: 25% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (100.0%)
Position lamp: not working (100.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (100.0%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (100.0%)
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn (100.0%)

Where 2002 Avantimes fail

Lights & electrics

15.5%

Brakes

12.7%

Suspension & axles

11.8%

Visibility & wipers

10.0%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.4%

Wheels & tyres

2.7%

Steering

2.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.8%

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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.