Shock absorber leaking on the Renault Trafic
Shock absorber leaking on the Renault Trafic is recorded on 36,956 tests — 8.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 26 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 420,397 tests · every year of the Trafic → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Trafic tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2002, 5.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 3.0%. The share has fallen 2.9 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 6.6%; best 2011 at 1.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 288 | 4,888 | 5.9% |
| 2003 | 866 | 17,400 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 1,231 | 19,114 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 1,552 | 23,484 | 6.6% |
| 2006 | 1,389 | 47,976 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,255 | 51,468 | 2.4% |
| 2008 | 785 | 49,014 | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 725 | 24,352 | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 543 | 42,032 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 774 | 76,449 | 1.0% |
| 2012 | 917 | 55,230 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 909 | 52,500 | 1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,056 | 82,032 | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 5,711 | 128,619 | 4.4% |
| 2016 | 6,116 | 143,973 | 4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,585 | 104,706 | 3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,820 | 80,637 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,540 | 88,002 | 2.9% |
| 2020 | 952 | 45,738 | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,339 | 44,679 | 3.0% |
| 2022 | 517 | 17,055 | 3.0% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Shock absorber leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Renault Trafic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →