Pass rate
89.5%
Above average — 1.2 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 76 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £27–£65
2020 Renault Zoe MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 21,635 mi
Only 76 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.
Most common fault
Tyres
50.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tyre has a tear. What fitting it takes →
5.0 pts down across model years — 6.8% in 2013, 1.8% in 2022.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 91.9% pass
- Avoid 2013 72.0% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 19.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 88.6%
- Typical mileage
- 22k mi
The 2020 Renault Zoe MOT pass rate is 89.5% of its MOT tests — 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Zoe does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2020 Renault Zoe, against 19.8% nationally — 30.2 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 31% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 76 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2020 Renault Zoe compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 1.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 88.6%. The median 2020 Renault Zoe in this dataset had covered 21,635 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.6% of the time, April–September 88.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Electrical wiring insecure", noted on 2.63% of tests.
- 76 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.5% overall pass rate, 88.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Zoe, the average is 80.4% — best year 2022 (91.9%), worst 2013 (72.0%).
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
- 76
- Typical mileage (median)
- 21,635 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Zoe
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Zoe MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 79% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Zoe
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 24 | 79.2% |
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 2020 Zoe
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 2020 Zoe
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 1.3% 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 brake pipes 1.3% of tests
“flexible brake hoses slightly chafed”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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Check the lights 1.3% of tests
“headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested”
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 2020 Zoe through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £27–£65 — and 31% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £27–£65
- Cheapest common item: electrical wiring insecure
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: has a tear, caused by separation or partial…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 31%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 76 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 Zoe, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2013 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.0% to 91.9% — a spread of 19.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 72.0% ball joint excessively worn
- 2014 73.5% ball joint excessively worn
- 2015 74.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2016 76.1% ball joint excessively worn
- 2017 75.4% ball joint excessively worn
- 2018 77.5% ball joint excessively worn
- 2019 80.5% ball joint excessively worn
- 2020 89.5%electrical wiring insecure
- 2021 90.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 91.9% has a cut in excess of 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 2020 Renault Zoe 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Dacia Sandero 89.5%
- Dacia Duster 89.5%
- Hyundai Tucson 89.6%
- Vauxhall Crossland X Griffin 89.6%
- BMW 320 89.6%
- Volkswagen E-Golf 89.6%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Renault Zoe 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 6 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 50 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 | 25 | 50.00% | 19.76% | +30.24 |
| Brakes | 8 | 16.00% | 20.89% | −4.89 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Suspension | 5 | 10.00% | 20.98% | −10.98 |
| Visibility | 3 | 6.00% | 4.97% | +1.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 2.00% | 4.18% | −2.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical wiring insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.6% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses slightly chafed Brakes | Minor | 1.3% | £25–70 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.3% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.0% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 1.3% | £20–80 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Advisory | 1.3% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 57 | 87.7% | 16,469 mi |
| 30-60k | 17 | 94.1% | 36,049 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 100.0% | 61,744 mi |
Source: 76 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.
2020 Zoe MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Renault Zoe?
89.5% of the 76 2020 Renault Zoe tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 88.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Renault Zoe?
The three most recorded items are electrical wiring insecure (2.63%), has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.63%), has ply or cords exposed (2.63%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Renault Zoe MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.7% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Renault Zoe in this dataset had covered 21,635 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Renault Zoe MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.