Pass rate
78.8%
Around average — 5.0 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 52 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £49–£124
2000 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate
- 2000
- Van
- typical 78,162 mi
Only 52 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
Brakes
19.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2025 98.3% pass
- Avoid 2004 66.9% pass
Across the 26 years on record, a spread of 31.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 74.4%
- Typical mileage
- 78k mi
The 2000 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate is 78.8% of its MOT tests — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.2× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 12.2% of everything recorded on the 2000 Renault Trafic, against 5.5% nationally — 6.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 19.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these vans have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.8% and this one manages 78.8% — 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 34% 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 2000 Renault Trafic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 5.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.4%. The median 2000 Renault Trafic in this dataset had covered 78,162 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 9.62% of tests.
- 52 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.8% overall pass rate, 74.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Trafic, the average is 73.4% — best year 2025 (98.3%), worst 2004 (66.9%).
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
- 52
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,162 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Trafic
- 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 Trafic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Renault Trafic is most common
Across all Trafic model years on record (2000–2025): 161,586 Renault Trafic cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 420,362 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 3,715 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 3,715 | 78.9% |
| 2 | Peterborough (PE) | 3,371 | 73.8% |
| 3 | Glasgow (G) | 3,336 | 73.3% |
| 4 | Sheffield (S) | 3,098 | 77.0% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 2,980 | 71.3% |
| 6 | Bristol (BS) | 2,846 | 69.9% |
| 7 | Cardiff (CF) | 2,777 | 71.9% |
| 8 | Swansea (SA) | 2,776 | 71.3% |
| 9 | Basildon (SS) | 2,738 | 81.4% |
| 10 | Portsmouth (PO) | 2,628 | 69.6% |
| 11 | Exeter (EX) | 2,551 | 67.6% |
| 12 | Doncaster (DN) | 2,406 | 72.4% |
| 13 | Norwich (NR) | 2,390 | 71.5% |
| 14 | Chelmsford (CM) | 2,330 | 77.9% |
| 15 | Ashford (TN) | 2,293 | 74.1% |
| 16 | Leicester (LE) | 2,290 | 75.6% |
| 17 | Ipswich (IP) | 2,238 | 72.4% |
| 18 | Edinburgh (EH) | 2,085 | 70.1% |
| 19 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 2,030 | 71.7% |
| 20 | Plymouth (PL) | 2,025 | 68.9% |
The twenty areas with the most Renault Trafic cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Trafic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 17 | 88.2% |
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 2000 Trafic
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 2000 Trafic
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 9.6% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 battery 9.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check the lights 9.6% of tests
“individual direction indicators 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 2000 Trafic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £49–£124 — and 34% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £49–£124
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: integral vehicle structure condition corroded…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 34%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 52 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 Trafic, side by side
26 model years on record, from 2000 to 2025. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.9% to 98.3% — a spread of 31.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 78.8%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 67.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2002 68.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2003 67.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 66.9% ball joint excessively worn
- 2005 68.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 67.4% ball joint excessively worn
- 2007 68.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 68.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 68.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 67.9% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2011 67.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 69.0% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2013 70.5% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2014 70.9% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2015 72.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 74.8% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2017 76.1% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2018 78.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 81.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 84.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 84.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 84.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2023 91.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2024 94.7% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2025 98.3% headlamp aim too high
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 2000 Renault Trafic 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 2000 vans with a similar record
- Ford Transit 74.8%
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 73.5%
- Fiat Ducato 73.1%
- Peugeot Boxer 72.5%
- Volkswagen Transporter 69.5%
- Citroen Berlingo 69.2%
Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 Renault Trafic 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 188 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 | 36 | 19.00% | 20.89% | −1.89 |
| Suspension | 34 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27 | 14.30% | 12.21% | +2.09 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 23 | 12.20% | 5.52% | +6.68 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 20 | 10.60% | 5.57% | +5.03 |
| Steering | 16 | 8.50% | 2.57% | +5.93 |
| Non-component advisories | 15 | 7.90% | 4.18% | +3.72 |
| Tyres | 10 | 5.30% | 19.76% | −14.46 |
| Visibility | 4 | 2.10% | 4.97% | −2.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.6% | £60–140 |
| Individual direction indicators not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 9.6% | £3–12 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 9.6% | £120–300 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.8% | £5–25 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 5.8% | £120–300 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 5.8% | £8–22 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.9% | £180–450 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.9% | £5–25 |
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 | 34.6% | £200–700 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 28.9% | £120–300 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 21.1% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–95 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 11.5% | £3–12 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 66.7% | 754 mi |
| 30-60k | 1 | 100.0% | 59,228 mi |
| 60-90k | 31 | 77.4% | 71,389 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 85.7% | 94,009 mi |
| 120k+ | 10 | 80.0% | 138,950 mi |
Source: 52 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.
2000 Trafic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Renault Trafic?
78.8% of the 52 2000 Renault Trafic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 74.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Renault Trafic?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (9.62%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (9.62%), individual direction indicators not working (9.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Renault Trafic in this dataset had covered 78,162 mi.