Pass rate
69.8%
Below average — 2.6 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 305 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £24–£63
2005 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 155,091 mi
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Most common fault
Brakes
19.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
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
- 59.1%
- Typical mileage
- 155k mi
The 2005 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate is 69.8% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 8.5% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Based on a small sample. 305 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2005 Renault LL29 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 59.1%. The median 2005 Renault LL29 in this dataset had covered 155,091 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.3% of the time, April–September 70.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 8.20% of tests.
- 305 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.8% overall pass rate, 59.1% 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
- 305
- Typical mileage (median)
- 155,091 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 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the LL29
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 58 | 67.2% |
| South West | 50 | 66.0% |
| North West | 36 | 75.0% |
| West Midlands | 36 | 66.7% |
| East of England | 35 | 71.4% |
| East Midlands | 30 | 80.0% |
| Yorkshire | 29 | 69.0% |
| Wales | 21 | 61.9% |
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 2005 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 2005 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 8.2% 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 windscreen 6.9% 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.
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Check the lights 5.3% 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.
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 2005 LL29 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £24–£63 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £24–£63
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 305 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 2005 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai Getz 69.8%
- SEAT Ibiza 69.8%
- Jaguar X-Type 69.7%
- Hyundai Tucson 69.7%
- SEAT Altea 69.7%
- Peugeot 407 69.9%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 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 1,135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 226 | 19.50% | 20.89% | −1.39 |
| Suspension | 209 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 173 | 14.90% | 12.21% | +2.69 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 113 | 9.70% | 5.52% | +4.18 |
| Tyres | 99 | 8.50% | 19.76% | −11.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 91 | 7.90% | 5.57% | +2.33 |
| Steering | 75 | 6.50% | 2.57% | +3.93 |
| Visibility | 63 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 49 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 37 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 8.2% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.9% | £80–200 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £5–25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 4.9% | £3–15 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.3% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.6% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.0% | £30–80 |
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 | 29.5% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.4% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 12.8% | £120–300 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.8% | £80–180 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 12.5% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 11 | 63.6% | 71,787 mi |
| 90-120k | 42 | 71.4% | 109,134 mi |
| 120k+ | 250 | 70.0% | 177,682 mi |
Source: 305 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.
2005 LL29 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Renault LL29?
69.8% of the 305 2005 Renault LL29 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 59.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Renault LL29?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (8.20%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.89%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 63.6% of the time, falling to 70.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Renault LL29 in this dataset had covered 155,091 mi.
Does the season affect the 2005 Renault LL29 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.3% 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.