Pass rate
69.0%
Below average — 3.6 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 216 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £46–£123
2003 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 140,933 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
22.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 71.3% pass
- Avoid 2004 67.6% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 3.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.9%
- Typical mileage
- 141k mi
The 2003 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate is 69.0% of its MOT tests — 3.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.1% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 17.7% of everything recorded on the 2003 Renault Ll29, against 12.2% nationally — 5.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.6%; this one manages 69.0% — 3.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 23% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2003 Renault LL29 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 3.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.9%. The median 2003 Renault LL29 in this dataset had covered 140,933 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.6% of the time, April–September 70.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 8.33% of tests.
- 216 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.0% overall pass rate, 57.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault LL29, the average is 69.3% — best year 2002 (71.3%), worst 2004 (67.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 216
- Typical mileage (median)
- 140,933 mi
- Make and model
- Renault LL29
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the LL29 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the LL29
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 49 | 73.5% |
| South West | 41 | 68.3% |
| South East | 37 | 62.2% |
| East Midlands | 24 | 66.7% |
| West Midlands | 19 | 68.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2003 LL29
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2003 LL29
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 8.3% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 6.9% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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.
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Check the windscreen 5.1% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2003 LL29 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £46–£123 — and 23% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £46–£123
- Cheapest common item: position lamp not working
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 23%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 216 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the LL29, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2002 to 2006. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.6% to 71.3% — a spread of 3.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 71.3% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2003 69.0%ball joint excessively worn
- 2004 67.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2005 69.8% ball joint excessively worn
- 2006 69.7% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2003 Renault LL29 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2003 cars with a similar record
- Nissan X-Trail 68.9%
- Peugeot 307 68.7%
- Fiat Punto 68.7%
- Honda Cr-V 69.5%
- Hyundai Getz 69.5%
- Volvo S40 69.5%
Closest pass rates among 2003 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Renault LL29 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 743 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 167 | 22.10% | 20.98% | +1.12 |
| Brakes | 138 | 18.30% | 20.89% | −2.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 134 | 17.70% | 12.21% | +5.49 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 63 | 8.30% | 5.57% | +2.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 63 | 8.30% | 5.52% | +2.78 |
| Tyres | 53 | 7.00% | 19.76% | −12.76 |
| Non-component advisories | 43 | 5.70% | 4.18% | +1.52 |
| Visibility | 34 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Steering | 34 | 4.50% | 2.57% | +1.93 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 14 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 8.3% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.9% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.5% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.1% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.1% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £30–80 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.2% | £45–110 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £180–450 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £60–150 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 25.0% | £200–700 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 15.3% | £120–300 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 15.3% | £30–75 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.8% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.6% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.1% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 6 | 66.7% | 58,002 mi |
| 60-90k | 25 | 60.0% | 74,887 mi |
| 90-120k | 31 | 71.0% | 108,476 mi |
| 120k+ | 154 | 70.1% | 166,689 mi |
Source: 216 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2003 LL29 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Renault LL29?
69.0% of the 216 2003 Renault LL29 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 57.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Renault LL29?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (8.33%), position lamp not working (6.94%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.48%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 70.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Renault LL29 in this dataset had covered 140,933 mi.
Does the season affect the 2003 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.