Renault Clio Play MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Renault Clio Play MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Renault Clio Play passed on its first attempt in 88.3%, and its overall record sits +8.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Renault Clio Play in the 2023–2025 data: 2,903 tests across 3 model years (2019–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Renault Clio Play MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Renault Clio Play, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Renault Clio Play's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Renault Clio Play DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Renault Clio Play, each with how many of the model's 2,903 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 121 Renault Clio Play tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 49 Renault Clio Play tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 49 Renault Clio Play tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 35 Renault Clio Play tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 20 Renault Clio Play tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 20 Renault Clio Play tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Renault Clio Play Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Renault Clio Play model year on record is 2020 (89.9% across 2,103 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (85.6%). The gap between them is 4.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Renault Clio Play reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Renault Clio Play Owners

These checks follow this Renault Clio Play's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Renault Clio Play.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Renault Clio Play. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Renault Clio Play is most common

Across every Clio Play model year on record (2019–2021): 1,420 Renault Clio Play cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,903 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 58 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Renault Clio Play cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

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