Renault Trafic MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Renault Trafic took 109,172 MOT tests in Britain and passed 58% 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: 109,172
First-time pass rate: 58%
All cars: 71%

What the Trafic fails on

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

Suspension19.4% (all cars 9.0%)
Lights and electrics18.3% (all cars 11.3%)
Brakes13.4% (all cars 6.8%)
Steering10.5% (all cars 1.8%)
Visibility7.0% (all cars 4.8%)
Tyres5.9% (all cars 6.4%)
Body and structure5.3% (all cars 3.5%)
Exhaust and emissions4.9% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 8.9%
Position lamp: not working 4.9%
Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 4.6%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 4.3%
Stop lamp: not working 3.8%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn 3.8%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 3.6%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 3.6%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 16.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 12.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.0%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 9.0%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 8.3%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 6.3%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play 5.5%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 5.0%

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
2002	731	50%
2003	1,685	48%
2004	2,656	47%
2005	3,374	49%
2006	4,523	47%
2007	4,815	48%
2008	4,505	49%
2009	3,262	49%
2010	5,563	48%
2011	6,580	45%
2012	4,690	49%
2013	4,443	51%
2014	7,012	52%
2015	10,953	59%
2016	12,524	64%
2017	9,257	66%
2018	7,404	71%
2019	8,374	76%
2020	4,456	80%

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
3 years	45,478 miles
4 years	57,538 miles
5 years	70,804 miles
6 years	81,676 miles
7 years	91,526 miles
8 years	101,250 miles
9 years	112,466 miles
10 years	125,499 miles
11 years	134,771 miles
12 years	137,056 miles
13 years	144,471 miles
14 years	147,171 miles
15 years	148,521 miles
16 years	152,976 miles
17 years	153,753 miles
18 years	155,084 miles
19 years	153,871 miles
20 years	153,779 miles

Check a particular Trafic

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

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.