Renault Zoe MOT reliability

Renault Zoes passed their MOT first time 79% of the time across 27,071 tests in 2025. 26,849 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

79%

MOTs analysed

27,071

Still licensed (GB)

26,849

Body type

Hatchback

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

2021 electric

6,111 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 24,792 (most between 17,412 and 34,549).

2022: 100% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.8%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.5%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.1%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.0%)

Where 2021 Zoes fail

Wheels & tyres

7.5%

Lights & electrics

2.6%

Brakes

2.0%

Visibility & wipers

1.9%

Suspension & axles

0.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Steering

0.2%

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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.