Renault Extra MOT reliability

Renault Extras passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 46 tests in 2025. 31 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 46 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

67%

MOTs analysed

46

Still licensed (GB)

31

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

1997 diesel

4 MOTs

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.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 84,641 (most between 72,530 and 94,387).

2005: 51% → 2006: 48% → 2007: 47% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 38% → 2010: 43% → 2011: 38% → 2012: 38% → 2013: 38% → 2014: 41% → 2015: 52% → 2016: 47% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 47% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 40% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 75% → 2024: 0% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Brake performance not tested: unable to be tested (25.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (25.0%)
Load sensing valves: seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (25.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: leaking on a hydraulic braking system (25.0%)

1997 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 50%. Typical mileage 52,174 (most between 37,563 and 66,785).

2005: 73% → 2006: 50% → 2007: 47% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 37% → 2010: 56% → 2011: 65% → 2012: 59% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 58% → 2015: 40% → 2016: 67% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 40% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (50.0%)
Switch: not operating in accordance with the requirements (50.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (50.0%)

Where 1997 Extras fail

Brakes

50.0%

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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.