Renault Gespace MOT reliability

Renault Gespaces passed their MOT first time 59% of the time across 32 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 32 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

59%

MOTs analysed

32

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

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 160,631 (most between 98,583 and 188,625).

2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 69% → 2011: 57% → 2012: 63% → 2013: 60% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 55% → 2016: 64% → 2017: 54% → 2018: 59% → 2019: 35% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 44% → 2024: 43% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (16.7%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (16.7%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (16.7%)
Ball joint excessively worn (16.7%)

2007 petrol

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 181,030 (most between 145,172 and 188,733).

2010: 71% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 83% → 2016: 40% → 2017: 25% → 2018: 20% → 2019: 40% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (33.3%)
Exhaust system: system insecure (33.3%)

2007 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 209,896 (most between 209,896 and 209,896).

2010: 100% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2007 Gespaces fail

Wheels & tyres

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

Visibility & wipers

16.7%

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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.