Renault Horse MOT reliability

Renault Horses passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 48 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 48 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

52%

MOTs analysed

48

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

2008 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 135,984 (most between 135,786 and 137,156).

2011: 50% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 67% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 25% → 2020: 33% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 25% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (25.0%)
Ball joint excessively worn (25.0%)
Attachment bracket and mounting: attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (25.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (25.0%)

Where 2008 Horses fail

Wheels & tyres

25.0%

Lights & electrics

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

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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.