Pass rate
79.8%
Around average — 4.2 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 10,487 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£114
2016 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 38,839 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
29.3% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
2.4 pts up across model years — 6.7% in 2007, 9.1% in 2018.
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
- 75.3%
- Typical mileage
- 39k mi
The 2016 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate is 79.8% of its MOT tests — 4.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.5× the national share
Tyres make up 29.3% of everything recorded on the 2016 Renault Twingo, against 19.8% nationally — 9.5 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 79.8% — 4.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% 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 2016 Renault Twingo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 4.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.3%. The median 2016 Renault Twingo in this dataset had covered 38,839 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.2% of the time, April–September 79.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint excessively worn", noted on 4.83% of tests.
- 10,487 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.8% overall pass rate, 75.3% 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
- 10,487
- Typical mileage (median)
- 38,839 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
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Twingo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% 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 East | 1,831 | 84.2% |
| North West | 1,435 | 77.4% |
| Scotland | 1,177 | 72.0% |
| South West | 1,137 | 83.0% |
| East of England | 1,031 | 81.3% |
| West Midlands | 934 | 82.5% |
| Yorkshire | 855 | 80.2% |
| Wales | 759 | 75.4% |
| East Midlands | 600 | 77.2% |
| North East | 465 | 78.9% |
| London | 263 | 86.7% |
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 2016 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 2016 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 suspension joints 4.8% 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 exhaust and emissions 3.5% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the coil springs 1.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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 2016 Twingo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£114 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£114
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 10,487 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 2016 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Beetle 79.8%
- Fiat 500 79.7%
- Kia Carens 79.9%
- Vauxhall Corsa 80.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 79.6%
- Nissan Leaf 80.1%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 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 12,097 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 3,568 | 29.30% | 19.76% | +9.54 |
| Brakes | 2,484 | 20.40% | 20.89% | −0.49 |
| Suspension | 2,195 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,132 | 9.30% | 5.52% | +3.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 800 | 6.60% | 12.21% | −5.61 |
| Visibility | 710 | 5.80% | 4.97% | +0.83 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 597 | 4.90% | 5.57% | −0.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 456 | 3.70% | 4.18% | −0.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 86 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
| Road Wheels | 69 | 0.60% | 0.75% | −0.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.5% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.3% | £45–120 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £80–200 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.2% | £60–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.1% | £3–12 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.3% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 3.0% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,271 | 87.2% | 20,192 mi |
| 30-60k | 5,551 | 77.9% | 43,253 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,485 | 71.6% | 70,654 mi |
| 90-120k | 161 | 70.8% | 99,629 mi |
| 120k+ | 17 | 64.7% | 132,209 mi |
Source: 10,487 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.
2016 Twingo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Renault Twingo?
79.8% of the 10,487 2016 Renault Twingo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 75.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Renault Twingo?
The three most recorded items are ball joint excessively worn (4.83%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (3.54%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (2.27%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.2% of the time, falling to 64.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Renault Twingo in this dataset had covered 38,839 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Renault Twingo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.