# Renault R5 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Renault R5 passes its MOT first time 77% of the time, from 595 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 77%
- MOT tests analysed: 595 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 55% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 85% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 165 | 80% |
| 1990 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 127 | 75% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 76 (few mots) | 76% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 78% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 34 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 64% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |

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