Renault Master MOT reliability

Renault Masters passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 71,661 tests in 2025. 72,402 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

71,661

Still licensed (GB)

72,402

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

2022 diesel

4,566 MOTs

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 52,323 (most between 32,966 and 78,469).

2022: 100% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.7%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5%)
Headlamp aim: too high (3.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.7%)

2022 electric

55 MOTs

These figures come from 55 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 95%. Typical mileage 10,027 (most between 5,390 and 16,012).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 95%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on main beam (1.8%)
Position lamp: not working (1.8%)
All direction indicators: not working (1.8%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.8%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (1.8%)

Where 2022 Masters fail

Lights & electrics

17.1%

Brakes

8.3%

Visibility & wipers

5.1%

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

3.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.8%

Suspension & axles

2.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

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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.