SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the Renault Clio

SRS warning lamp indicates a fault on the Renault Clio is recorded on 11,370 tests — 0.9% of all its MOT tests, against 0.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share
The 240 models compared	61 of 240, highest first
The model's own record	1,261,250 tests · every year of the Clio →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Clio tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2000, 0.4% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 0.3%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2002 at 1.6%; best 2011 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	50	12,657	0.4%
2001	297	23,538	1.3%
2002	631	40,014	1.6%
2003	958	61,899	1.6%
2004	1,352	92,994	1.4%
2005	1,564	113,748	1.4%
2006	1,325	187,818	0.7%
2007	1,126	248,163	0.5%
2008	927	200,460	0.5%
2009	596	207,735	0.3%
2010	839	294,234	0.3%
2011	528	220,731	0.2%
2012	550	184,725	0.3%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £3–£12 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

SRS warning lamp indicates a fault: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Renault Clio MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Renault model →