Pass rate
67.6%
Below average — 5.7 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 222 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£70
2001 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate
- 2001
- Van
- typical 146,498 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
25.0% 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
- 56.4%
- Typical mileage
- 146k mi
The 2001 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate is 67.6% of its MOT tests — 5.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 25.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Trafic does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 6.7% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a van of this age.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 73.3%; this one manages 67.6% — 5.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% 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 2001 Renault Trafic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 5.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.4%. The median 2001 Renault Trafic in this dataset had covered 146,498 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.9% of the time, April–September 64.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 9.01% of tests.
- 222 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.6% overall pass rate, 56.4% 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
- 222
- Typical mileage (median)
- 146,498 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Trafic
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Trafic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 53 | 62.3% |
| South East | 44 | 72.7% |
| Yorkshire | 24 | 75.0% |
| North West | 23 | 69.6% |
| West Midlands | 21 | 61.9% |
| Wales | 20 | 65.0% |
| East of England | 16 | 62.5% |
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 2001 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 2001 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 9.0% 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 8.6% 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 wipers and washers 5.9% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
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.
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 2001 Trafic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£70 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£70
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 222 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 2001 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 2001 vans with a similar record
- Peugeot Partner 69.3%
- Volkswagen Transporter 69.5%
- Citroen Berlingo 70.9%
- Ford Transit 72.0%
- Peugeot Boxer 72.1%
- Fiat Ducato 72.7%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 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 933 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 | 239 | 25.00% | 20.89% | +4.11 |
| Suspension | 190 | 19.90% | 20.98% | −1.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 132 | 13.80% | 12.21% | +1.59 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 74 | 7.70% | 5.52% | +2.18 |
| Tyres | 64 | 6.70% | 19.76% | −13.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 60 | 6.30% | 5.57% | +0.73 |
| Steering | 55 | 5.80% | 2.57% | +3.23 |
| Visibility | 54 | 5.60% | 4.97% | +0.63 |
| Non-component advisories | 47 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 18 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 9.0% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 8.6% | £80–200 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 5.9% | £5–15 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.4% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.0% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.5% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Switch inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.6% | £18–45 |
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 | 29.3% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 25.7% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.0% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 17.6% | £120–300 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.6% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 75.0% | 19,695 mi |
| 30-60k | 6 | 50.0% | 57,147 mi |
| 60-90k | 13 | 76.9% | 71,294 mi |
| 90-120k | 33 | 72.7% | 103,729 mi |
| 120k+ | 166 | 66.3% | 169,899 mi |
Source: 222 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.
2001 Trafic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Renault Trafic?
67.6% of the 222 2001 Renault Trafic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 56.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Renault Trafic?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (9.01%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (8.56%), washers provides insufficient washer liquid (5.86%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 66.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Renault Trafic in this dataset had covered 146,498 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Renault Trafic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.