Pass rate
69.7%
Below average — 3.3 pts behind the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 66 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£98
2007 Renault Traffic MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 127,672 mi
Only 66 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
23.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2012 78.8% pass
- Avoid 2007 69.7% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 9.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.4%
- Typical mileage
- 128k mi
The 2007 Renault Traffic MOT pass rate is 69.7% of its MOT tests — 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Steering: 3.7× the national share
Steering accounts for 9.6% of everything recorded on the 2007 Renault Traffic, against 2.6% nationally — 7.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.6%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.0%; this one manages 69.7% — 3.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 10% 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 2007 Renault Traffic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.4%. The median 2007 Renault Traffic in this dataset had covered 127,672 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.0% of the time, April–September 68.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 9.09% of tests.
- 66 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.7% overall pass rate, 57.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Traffic, the average is 73.7% — best year 2012 (78.8%), worst 2007 (69.7%).
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
- 66
- Typical mileage (median)
- 127,672 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Traffic
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Traffic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Traffic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 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 2007 Traffic
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 2007 Traffic
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 9.1% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
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 6.1% of tests
“stop 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 brake pipes 4.5% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 2007 Traffic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£98 — and 10% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£98
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 10%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 66 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 Traffic, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2007 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.7% to 78.8% — a spread of 9.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 69.7%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2012 78.8% 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 2007 Renault Traffic 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Fox 69.7%
- Peugeot 207 69.8%
- Fiat Punto 69.8%
- Fiat Panda 69.8%
- Ford S-Max 69.8%
- Citroen C4 69.6%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Renault Traffic 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 226 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 | 54 | 23.60% | 20.98% | +2.62 |
| Brakes | 52 | 22.70% | 20.89% | +1.81 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 32 | 14.00% | 12.21% | +1.79 |
| Steering | 22 | 9.60% | 2.57% | +7.03 |
| Tyres | 16 | 7.00% | 19.76% | −12.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 15 | 6.60% | 5.52% | +1.08 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 5.20% | 5.57% | −0.37 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 11 | 4.80% | 0.82% | +3.98 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Visibility | 5 | 2.20% | 4.97% | −2.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 9.1% | £45–110 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 9.1% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.6% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 6.1% | £60–150 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.1% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.5% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.5% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.5% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.5% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 4.5% | £80–180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 22.7% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.7% | £200–700 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.2% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.6% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 16 | 68.8% | 48,524 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 100.0% | 87,464 mi |
| 90-120k | 14 | 64.3% | 104,246 mi |
| 120k+ | 34 | 70.6% | 169,430 mi |
Source: 66 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.
2007 Traffic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Renault Traffic?
69.7% of the 66 2007 Renault Traffic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 57.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Renault Traffic?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (9.09%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (9.09%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (7.58%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Renault Traffic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 68.8% of the time, falling to 70.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Renault Traffic in this dataset had covered 127,672 mi.
Does the season affect the 2007 Renault Traffic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.