Renault R19 MOT reliability

Renault R19s passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 94 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 94 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

71%

MOTs analysed

94

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

1993 petrol

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 73%. Typical mileage 83,283 (most between 57,803 and 136,998).

2005: 47% → 2006: 46% → 2007: 46% → 2008: 48% → 2009: 44% → 2010: 43% → 2011: 45% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 51% → 2014: 40% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 52% → 2018: 62% → 2019: 58% → 2020: 57% → 2021: 60% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 42% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (13.3%)
Catalyst emissions: emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (13.3%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (6.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (6.7%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.7%)

1993 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 135,761 (most between 120,504 and 179,081).

2005: 47% → 2006: 44% → 2007: 44% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 41% → 2010: 43% → 2011: 44% → 2012: 43% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 52% → 2016: 41% → 2017: 70% → 2018: 70% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 33% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 25% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Door condition: cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (25.0%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (25.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (25.0%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (25.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (25.0%)

Where 1993 R19s fail

Lights & electrics

13.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

13.3%

Suspension & axles

13.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.7%

Brakes

6.7%

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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.