Renault DCI MOT reliability

Renault DCIs passed their MOT first time 58% of the time across 26 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 26 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

58%

MOTs analysed

26

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

2007 diesel

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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.

Passed first time 57%. Typical mileage 67,079 (most between 47,178 and 129,379).

2009: 0% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 79% → 2013: 57% → 2014: 62% → 2015: 60% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 57% → 2018: 31% → 2019: 36% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 70% → 2023: 56% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 57%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: emits other than a steady red light (14.3%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (14.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (14.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (14.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (14.3%)

Where 2007 DCIs fail

Suspension & axles

42.9%

Brakes

28.6%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

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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.