Renault G MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Renault G took 2,396 MOT tests in Britain and passed 52% of them first time, below 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
- 2,396
- First-time pass rate
- 52%
- All cars
- 71%
What the G fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics24.0% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension20.4% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes8.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure8.0% (all cars 3.5%)
- Steering7.1% (all cars 1.8%)
- Tyres7.1% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility6.2% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.3% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 11.7%
- Stop lamp: not working 9.4%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 6.8%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 6.3%
- Position lamp: not working 4.6%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 3.7%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 3.5%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.5%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 24.8%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 14.7%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 12.5%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 8.1%
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 5.2%
- Track rod end: ball joint has slight play 5.0%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 4.7%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 4.1%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 331 | 57% |
| 2013 | 776 | 53% |
| 2014 | 763 | 51% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 8 years | 76,436 miles |
| 9 years | 83,407 miles |
| 10 years | 92,335 miles |
| 11 years | 103,053 miles |
| 13 years | 96,955 miles |
| 15 years | 92,282 miles |
Check a particular G
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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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.