2010 Renault Clio: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 45.8% to 47.1% (±0.7 points).

• 2010 Renault Clio46.5%
• All vehicles first used in 201059.3%

That is 12.8 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2010 (59.3%). These cars were about 15 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2010 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2010, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.6×), suspension (1.5×), steering (3.4×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.9×) and tyres (1.1×), and less common in body, chassis, structure (0.8×) and noise, emissions, leaks (0.9×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2010.

1. Lights and electrics31.6 in 100 tests1.6× compared with 19.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
2. Suspension24.9 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 16.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
3. Steering11.5 in 100 tests3.4× compared with 3.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
4. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors11.1 in 100 tests1.9× compared with 6.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
5. Brakes10.1 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 9.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
6. Tyres7.7 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
7. Body, chassis, structure4.5 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
8. Noise, emissions, leaks4.3 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
9. Seat belts and airbags3.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010
10. Wheels0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010
11. Number plates and VIN0.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010

All vehicles first used in 2010: the 175 models in our data, 1,341,682 tests (95.4% of all 1,406,407 tests on vehicles first used in 2010). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2010 Renault Clio

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Renault Clio years

• 2006 Renault Clio48.4%
• 2007 Renault Clio47.1%
• 2008 Renault Clio46.6%
• 2009 Renault Clio46.5%
• 2011 Renault Clio46.0%
• 2012 Renault Clio46.9%
• 2013 Renault Clio53.2%
• 2014 Renault Clio52.7%
• 2015 Renault Clio55.6%
• 2016 Renault Clio56.8%
• 2017 Renault Clio63.3%
• 2018 Renault Clio68.7%
• 2019 Renault Clio73.0%
• 2020 Renault Clio83.3%

Other cars first used in 2010

• 2010 Ford Fiesta55.3%
• 2010 Vauxhall Corsa54.8%
• 2010 Ford Focus56.6%
• 2010 Volkswagen Golf62.4%
• 2010 MINI Hatch65.6%