Pass rate
76.6%
Around average — 3.7 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 64 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£108
2002 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 106,791 mi
Only 64 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
22.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 89.2% pass
- Avoid 2008 69.3% pass
Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 19.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.2%
- Typical mileage
- 107k mi
The 2002 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate is 76.6% of its MOT tests — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.8× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 22.0% of everything recorded on the 2002 Renault Twingo, against 12.2% nationally — 9.8 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.9% and this one manages 76.6% — 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 9% 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 2002 Renault Twingo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 3.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.2%. The median 2002 Renault Twingo in this dataset had covered 106,791 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect", noted on 9.38% of tests.
- 64 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.6% overall pass rate, 71.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Twingo, the average is 74.6% — best year 2019 (89.2%), worst 2008 (69.3%).
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
- 64
- Typical mileage (median)
- 106,791 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Twingo
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Twingo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Renault Twingo is most common
Across all Twingo model years on record (2001–2019): 35,319 Renault Twingo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 94,304 tests. Cardiff (CF) has the most, with 980 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 | Cardiff (CF) | 980 | 71.8% |
| 2 | Birmingham (B) | 898 | 79.5% |
| 3 | Glasgow (G) | 888 | 70.3% |
| 4 | Swansea (SA) | 758 | 71.4% |
| 5 | Sheffield (S) | 699 | 76.6% |
| 6 | Bristol (BS) | 698 | 73.9% |
| 7 | Manchester (M) | 616 | 77.1% |
| 8 | Nottingham (NG) | 599 | 71.9% |
| 9 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 591 | 72.7% |
| 10 | Norwich (NR) | 564 | 75.2% |
| 11 | Edinburgh (EH) | 557 | 68.1% |
| 12 | Leicester (LE) | 536 | 75.9% |
| 13 | Portsmouth (PO) | 519 | 76.3% |
| 14 | Warrington (WA) | 507 | 76.1% |
| 15 | Peterborough (PE) | 498 | 76.4% |
| 16 | Chester (CH) | 495 | 75.1% |
| 17 | Ashford (TN) | 472 | 75.9% |
| 18 | Coventry (CV) | 450 | 76.1% |
| 19 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 435 | 70.8% |
| 20 | Derby (DE) | 430 | 76.9% |
The twenty areas with the most Renault Twingo 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 Twingo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 28 | 71.4% |
| South East | 16 | 75.0% |
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 2002 Twingo
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 2002 Twingo
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 lights 9.4% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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 windscreen 6.3% 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 battery 4.7% 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.
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 2002 Twingo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£108 — and 9% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£108
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 9%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 64 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 Twingo, side by side
15 model years on record, from 2001 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.3% to 89.2% — a spread of 19.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 76.7% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2002 76.6%headlamp aim projected beam image…
- 2007 69.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 69.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 71.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 70.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 72.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 72.6% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 76.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 77.8% ball joint excessively worn
- 2016 79.8% ball joint excessively worn
- 2017 85.0% ball joint excessively worn
- 2018 85.9% ball joint excessively worn
- 2019 89.2% wipers does not clear the…
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 2002 Renault Twingo 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Toyota Hiace 76.6%
- Saab 9-3 76.5%
- BMW 525 76.4%
- MG Tf 77.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 77.1%
- BMW 3 Series 77.2%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 Renault Twingo 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 141 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 | 31 | 22.00% | 20.89% | +1.11 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 31 | 22.00% | 12.21% | +9.79 |
| Suspension | 29 | 20.60% | 20.98% | −0.38 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 9.20% | 5.52% | +3.68 |
| Tyres | 12 | 8.50% | 19.76% | −11.26 |
| Visibility | 6 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 3.50% | 4.18% | −0.68 |
| Steering | 5 | 3.50% | 2.57% | +0.93 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 3.50% | 1.76% | +1.74 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 2.80% | 5.57% | −2.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 9.4% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.3% | £30–80 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.3% | £80–200 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.7% | £60–140 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.7% | £3–15 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 4.7% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £25–65 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.6% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.4% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 7.8% | £120–300 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £80–180 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 6.3% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 15 | 80.0% | 52,685 mi |
| 60-90k | 12 | 66.7% | 73,013 mi |
| 90-120k | 12 | 75.0% | 108,269 mi |
| 120k+ | 25 | 80.0% | 154,241 mi |
Source: 64 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.
2002 Twingo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Renault Twingo?
76.6% of the 64 2002 Renault Twingo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 71.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Renault Twingo?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (9.38%), headlamp aim too low (6.25%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.25%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 80.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Renault Twingo in this dataset had covered 106,791 mi.