Renault motorhome MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Renault Motorhome MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Renault motorhome passed on its first attempt in 73.6%, and its overall record sits −2.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Renault motorhome in the 2023–2025 data: 1,332 tests across 6 model years (2002–2009). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Renault Motorhome MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Renault motorhome, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Renault motorhome's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Renault Motorhome DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Renault motorhome, each with how many of the model's 1,332 tests it was noted on.

• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 73 Renault motorhome tests, 5.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 62 Renault motorhome tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 46 Renault motorhome tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 29 Renault motorhome tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 27 Renault motorhome tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 25 Renault motorhome tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Renault Motorhome Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Renault motorhome model year on record is 2007 (80.5% across 431 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (72.5%). The gap between them is 8.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Renault motorhome reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Renault Motorhome Owners

These checks follow this Renault motorhome's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Renault motorhome.

• the lights — “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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Renault motorhome. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Renault Motorhome MOT & Reliability