Track rod end excessive play on the Renault Clio
Track rod end excessive play on the Renault Clio is recorded on 82,600 tests — 6.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 3.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 3.3× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 24 of 309, 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, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.3 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 5.0%; best 2021 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 213 | 8,438 | 2.5% |
| 2001 | 426 | 23,538 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | 720 | 40,014 | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,496 | 61,899 | 2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,433 | 92,994 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 3,541 | 113,748 | 3.1% |
| 2006 | 6,192 | 187,818 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 10,827 | 248,163 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 9,983 | 200,460 | 5.0% |
| 2009 | 10,232 | 207,735 | 4.9% |
| 2010 | 14,086 | 294,234 | 4.8% |
| 2011 | 8,066 | 220,731 | 3.6% |
| 2012 | 6,373 | 184,725 | 3.5% |
| 2013 | 2,539 | 246,570 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,305 | 323,622 | 0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,552 | 292,440 | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 651 | 264,513 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 262 | 64,038 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 80 | 34,086 | 0.2% |
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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →