Renault Gmodus MOT reliability

Renault Gmoduss passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 157 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

157

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

2009 petrol

22 MOTs

These figures come from 22 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 46%. Typical mileage 79,391 (most between 50,127 and 98,247).

2011: 100% → 2012: 91% → 2013: 88% → 2014: 87% → 2015: 74% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 65% → 2018: 68% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 46% → 2021: 35% → 2022: 58% → 2023: 54% → 2024: 48% → 2025: 46%

Most common failures

Condition: buckle not functioning as intended (13.6%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (13.6%)
Position lamp: not working (9.1%)
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side (4.5%)
Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened (4.5%)

2009 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 33%. Typical mileage 112,374 (most between 78,310 and 151,520).

2012: 91% → 2013: 88% → 2014: 89% → 2015: 88% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 44% → 2020: 44% → 2021: 25% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 43% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (33.3%)
Stop lamp: adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (16.7%)
Position lamp: adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (16.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (16.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (16.7%)

Where 2009 Gmoduss fail

Suspension & axles

22.7%

Lights & electrics

13.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

13.6%

Brakes

9.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.5%

Wheels & tyres

4.5%

Steering

4.5%

Visibility & wipers

4.5%

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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.