Renault Delfin MOT reliability

Renault Delfins passed their MOT first time 50% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 4 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

4

Still licensed (GB)

–

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

2005 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 54,718 (most between 54,037 and 65,933).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Headlamp: lens seriously defective (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (33.3%)

Where 2005 Delfins fail

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

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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.