Renault Fluence MOT reliability

Renault Fluences passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 33 tests in 2025. 26 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 33 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

73%

MOTs analysed

33

Still licensed (GB)

26

Body type

Sedan

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

2012 electric

18 MOTs

These figures come from only 18 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 72%. Typical mileage 44,386 (most between 35,430 and 64,212).

2013: 67% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 76% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 64% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 62% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 81% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 63% → 2025: 72%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (11.1%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.6%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (5.6%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (5.6%)
Registration plate lamp(s): does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (5.6%)

2012 diesel

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 126,831 (most between 124,031 and 154,217).

2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 0% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (33.3%)

Where 2012 Fluences fail

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Wheels & tyres

11.1%

Steering

5.6%

Suspension & axles

5.6%

Visibility & wipers

5.6%

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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.