Pass rate
87.0%
Above average — 0.9 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,489 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£86
2018 Renault Master MOT pass rate
- 2018
- Van
- typical 93,613 mi
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
26.3% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
3.5 pts down across model years — 7.3% in 2004, 3.8% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2025 99.0% pass
- Avoid 2001 65.7% pass
Across the 26 years on record, a spread of 33.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 85.3%
- Typical mileage
- 94k mi
The 2018 Renault Master MOT pass rate is 87.0% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Master does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 26.3% of everything recorded on the 2018 Renault Master, against 12.2% nationally — 14.1 points above. 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.
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 2018 Renault Master compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 0.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.3%. The median 2018 Renault Master in this dataset had covered 93,613 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 88.0% of the time, April–September 86.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 3.37% of tests.
- 2,489 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.0% overall pass rate, 85.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Master, the average is 77.7% — best year 2025 (99.0%), worst 2001 (65.7%).
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
- 2,489
- Typical mileage (median)
- 93,613 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Master
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Master MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Master
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 555 | 89.0% |
| South East | 379 | 89.7% |
| Wales | 296 | 91.6% |
| West Midlands | 249 | 86.7% |
| South West | 213 | 80.3% |
| East of England | 189 | 84.7% |
| Scotland | 154 | 86.4% |
| Yorkshire | 136 | 84.6% |
| London | 135 | 84.4% |
| North East | 96 | 80.2% |
| East Midlands | 87 | 86.2% |
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 2018 Master
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 2018 Master
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 lights 3.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 2.9% 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 brakes 1.3% of tests
“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.
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 2018 Master through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£86 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£86
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,489 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 Master, side by side
26 model years on record, from 2000 to 2025. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.7% to 99.0% — a spread of 33.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 65.9% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2001 65.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 67.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2003 68.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 72.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2006 73.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 75.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 73.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 73.1% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2010 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 74.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 79.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 80.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 81.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 81.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 84.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 86.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 87.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 85.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 86.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 86.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 90.7% headlamp aim too high
- 2023 93.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2024 88.2% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2025 99.0% has a cut in excess of the…
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 2018 Renault Master 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 2018 vans with a similar record
- Volkswagen Crafter 86.6%
- Volkswagen Caddy 86.1%
- Ford Transit Custom 85.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 88.6%
- Volkswagen Transporter 85.2%
- Peugeot Expert 84.8%
Closest pass rates among 2018 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Renault Master 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 2,288 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 609 | 26.30% | 12.21% | +14.09 |
| Brakes | 523 | 22.60% | 20.89% | +1.71 |
| Tyres | 405 | 17.50% | 19.76% | −2.26 |
| Visibility | 211 | 9.10% | 4.97% | +4.13 |
| Suspension | 202 | 8.70% | 20.98% | −12.28 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 106 | 4.60% | 5.52% | −0.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 85 | 3.70% | 5.57% | −1.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 80 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 44 | 1.90% | 0.82% | +1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 23 | 1.00% | 1.76% | −0.76 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.9% | £80–200 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £3–12 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.0% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.0% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 7.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.5% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.1% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 1.7% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 526 | 90.5% | 17,401 mi |
| 30-60k | 377 | 86.5% | 43,225 mi |
| 60-90k | 287 | 89.2% | 75,534 mi |
| 90-120k | 392 | 90.6% | 105,856 mi |
| 120k+ | 902 | 83.0% | 165,341 mi |
Source: 2,489 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.
2018 Master MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Renault Master?
87.0% of the 2,489 2018 Renault Master tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 85.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Renault Master?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.37%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.93%), position lamp not working (2.01%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Renault Master MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.5% of the time, falling to 83.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Renault Master in this dataset had covered 93,613 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 Renault Master MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 88.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.