Renault Captur Iconic TCE MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Renault Captur Iconic TCE took 5,816 MOT tests in Britain and passed 90% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

5,816

First-time pass rate

90%

All cars

71%

What the Captur Iconic TCE fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Tyres3.6% (all cars 6.4%)
• Suspension1.8% (all cars 9.0%)
• Lights and electrics1.7% (all cars 11.3%)
• Brakes1.4% (all cars 6.8%)
• Visibility1.0% (all cars 4.8%)
• Seat belts and airbags0.8% (all cars 1.0%)
• Body and structure0.3% (all cars 3.5%)
• Exhaust and emissions0.2% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.4%
2. Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.2%
3. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.2%
4. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 0.9%
5. Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.8%
6. Headlamp aim: too low 0.8%
7. Headlamp aim: too high 0.6%
8. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 0.5%

Most common advisories

1. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.4%
2. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.1%
3. Brake pads: wearing thin 4.3%
4. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 3.6%
5. Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.8%
6. Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.0%
7. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 1.6%
8. Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 1.3%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

Check a particular Captur Iconic TCE

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Renault models

• Renault Clio
• Renault Captur
• Renault Megane
• Renault Trafic
• Renault Kadjar
• Renault Kangoo
• Renault Scenic
• Renault Twingo
• Renault Grand Scenic
• Renault Master
• Renault ZOE
• Renault Modus
• Renault Laguna
• Renault Clio Iconic TCE
• Renault Koleos
• Renault Megane Scenic
• Renault Grand Modus
• Renault G
• Renault Wind
• Renault Grand Espace
• Renault Espace

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.