Renault G MOT reliability

Renault Gs passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 1,698 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

1,698

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

2012 diesel

278 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 110,108 (most between 90,896 and 130,751).

2014: 78% → 2015: 83% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 63% → 2019: 61% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 53% → 2023: 57% → 2024: 45% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (10.1%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (10.1%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (7.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6.1%)
Ball joint excessively worn (5.0%)

Where 2012 Gs fail

Lights & electrics

28.1%

Suspension & axles

23.4%

Brakes

10.8%

Wheels & tyres

10.4%

Steering

8.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.0%

Visibility & wipers

4.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

1.4%

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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.