RenaultTrafic MOT results

In 2025, 59.1% of Renault Trafic MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 72.0% for cars of the same age. 10.2% had at least one dangerous defect (7.4% for cars the same age). The typical Renault Trafic tested was 9 years old with 107,000 miles. Based on 106,786 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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MOT records can't tell car and van versions apart, so these figures may include vans of this model. They are left out of the MOT rankings.

First-time pass: 59.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 6.1%passed after repair
Failed: 34.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.2%same age 7.4%
Typical mileage: 107,000at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Renault TraficAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2025	59	91.5%	97.8%
2024	402	90.8%	94.0%
2023	535	84.7%	91.7%
2022	4,735	77.0%	88.5%
2021	6,258	77.0%	87.2%
2020	4,308	76.7%	85.9%
2019	7,779	69.5%	83.5%
2018	6,954	65.3%	80.8%
2017	8,709	61.6%	78.1%
2016	11,772	60.8%	74.8%
2015	10,147	57.3%	71.8%
2014	6,390	52.6%	68.5%
2013	4,091	49.9%	65.6%
2012	4,194	49.4%	63.2%
2011	5,621	45.3%	61.0%
2010	4,605	47.9%	59.1%
2009	2,621	47.8%	58.1%
2008	3,500	51.3%	57.0%
2007	3,591	49.0%	57.2%
2006	3,154	47.8%	56.8%
2005	2,361	50.6%	57.5%
2004	1,910	47.1%	57.5%
2003	1,144	47.3%	58.5%
2002	507	52.9%	59.4%
2001	42	45.2%	60.9%
1998	36	58.3%	65.1%
1997	107	57.0%	66.4%
1996	172	57.6%	66.9%
1995	139	46.0%	67.6%
1994	132	61.4%	68.6%
1993	157	47.8%	68.6%
1992	134	55.2%	68.9%
1991	99	45.5%	71.7%
1990	104	51.9%	72.7%
1989	120	55.0%	73.4%
1988	72	48.6%	73.5%
1987	42	52.4%	74.3%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Renault TraficAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	11,376	77.4%	87.4%	52,100
5-9 years	42,511	63.6%	79.1%	91,600
10-14 years	28,028	50.9%	65.7%	129,300
15-19 years	16,269	49.2%	57.6%	151,100
20-29 years	5,252	49.0%	59.6%	149,500
30-39 years	977	52.6%	71.3%	79,500
40+ years	19	42.1%	82.0%	91,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Renault Trafic is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	2,394	2.2%	0.7×	64.8%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,288	2.1%	1.2×	58.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,152	2.0%	1.6×	56.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	2,098	2.0%	1.2×	60.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,083	2.0%	0.9×	66.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,972	1.8%	1.1×	58.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,952	1.8%	1.0×	56.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,917	1.8%	1.3×	50.0%
EX Exeter	South West	1,894	1.8%	1.6×	48.2%
BS Bristol	South West	1,886	1.8%	1.0×	52.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,830	1.7%	1.3×	59.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,763	1.7%	1.9×	67.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,610	1.5%	1.3×	58.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,563	1.5%	0.8×	63.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,560	1.5%	1.1×	60.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,557	1.5%	1.1×	56.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,540	1.4%	1.4×	51.3%
BN Brighton	South East	1,510	1.4%	1.2×	50.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,453	1.4%	1.1×	66.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,416	1.3%	0.8×	62.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,411	1.3%	1.1×	57.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,365	1.3%	1.0×	54.3%
TR Truro	South West	1,364	1.3%	2.1×	51.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,343	1.3%	1.1×	59.5%
ME Rochester	South East	1,300	1.2%	1.1×	62.8%
RG Reading	South East	1,251	1.2%	0.8×	63.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,247	1.2%	1.2×	57.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,233	1.2%	0.8×	63.0%
SO Southampton	South East	1,228	1.1%	0.9×	56.1%
M Manchester	North West	1,205	1.1%	0.8×	64.2%
CH Chester	North West	1,201	1.1%	1.0×	56.0%
GU Guildford	South East	1,179	1.1%	0.8×	59.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,162	1.1%	0.8×	56.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,158	1.1%	1.0×	49.7%
SN Swindon	South West	1,141	1.1%	1.2×	56.9%
OX Oxford	South East	1,128	1.1%	0.9×	58.2%
BA Bath	South West	1,081	1.0%	1.2×	51.3%
RH Redhill	South East	1,075	1.0%	1.0×	61.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,062	1.0%	1.1×	54.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,055	1.0%	1.3×	57.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,040	1.0%	0.7×	62.2%
TA Taunton	South West	999	0.9%	1.4×	49.1%
WA Warrington	North West	998	0.9%	0.9×	57.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	995	0.9%	1.2×	57.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	991	0.9%	0.8×	59.5%
L Liverpool	North West	986	0.9%	0.8×	61.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	981	0.9%	1.2×	58.1%
NP Newport	Wales	951	0.9%	1.0×	55.5%
PR Preston	North West	902	0.8%	0.9×	58.0%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	902	0.8%	1.3×	56.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	897	0.8%	1.2×	55.2%
TS Teesside	North East	846	0.8%	0.9×	57.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	845	0.8%	0.9×	62.4%
SK Stockport	North West	822	0.8%	0.8×	57.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	809	0.8%	0.7×	61.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	796	0.7%	1.5×	46.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	793	0.7%	1.5×	56.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	787	0.7%	1.0×	61.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	777	0.7%	1.7×	52.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	773	0.7%	1.1×	63.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	757	0.7%	0.8×	65.3%
RM Romford	London	756	0.7%	0.9×	73.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	749	0.7%	0.9×	66.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	749	0.7%	1.0×	62.9%
PA Paisley	Scotland	747	0.7%	1.5×	55.6%
LA Lancaster	North West	743	0.7%	1.3×	56.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	731	0.7%	1.2×	45.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	730	0.7%	1.3×	60.8%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	722	0.7%	1.2×	51.1%
DA Dartford	South East	717	0.7%	0.9×	69.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	712	0.7%	0.7×	66.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	703	0.7%	0.7×	63.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	680	0.6%	0.9×	59.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	667	0.6%	1.1×	56.2%
BL Bolton	North West	661	0.6%	0.8×	63.1%
CR Croydon	London	634	0.6%	0.9×	73.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	634	0.6%	1.5×	48.4%
DL Darlington	North East	606	0.6%	1.0×	58.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	569	0.5%	0.7×	59.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	562	0.5%	1.3×	54.4%
WN Wigan	North West	556	0.5%	1.1×	58.6%
EN Enfield	London	546	0.5%	0.9×	68.9%
CW Crewe	North West	544	0.5%	0.8×	57.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	540	0.5%	1.2×	52.2%
LU Luton	East of England	538	0.5%	0.8×	71.0%
OL Oldham	North West	538	0.5%	0.7×	63.0%
SL Slough	South East	532	0.5%	0.7×	70.3%
SE London SE	London	529	0.5%	0.6×	73.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	524	0.5%	1.1×	52.5%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	521	0.5%	0.8×	59.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	512	0.5%	1.3×	60.9%
E London E	London	509	0.5%	0.6×	71.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	505	0.5%	1.0×	48.9%
TW Twickenham	London	494	0.5%	0.6×	70.0%
N London N	London	481	0.5%	0.7×	71.3%
UB Southall	London	462	0.4%	0.7×	74.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	457	0.4%	1.5×	57.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	457	0.4%	1.1×	66.7%
DH Durham	North East	426	0.4%	0.8×	63.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	414	0.4%	1.7×	63.0%
HA Harrow	London	399	0.4%	0.6×	73.2%
SM Sutton	London	356	0.3%	1.5×	69.4%
NW London NW	London	336	0.3%	0.5×	67.3%
IG Ilford	London	307	0.3%	0.7×	70.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	304	0.3%	0.7×	51.0%
WD Watford	East of England	277	0.3%	0.7×	69.7%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	274	0.3%	1.0×	58.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	266	0.2%	0.7×	57.1%
BR Bromley	London	247	0.2%	0.6×	70.4%
AL St Albans	East of England	244	0.2%	0.5×	61.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	233	0.2%	0.8×	61.4%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	232	0.2%	4.9×	65.5%
SW London SW	London	231	0.2%	0.5×	73.2%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	171	0.2%	1.9×	69.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	169	0.2%	0.8×	59.8%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	153	0.1%	1.7×	58.2%
W London W	London	107	0.1%	0.4×	67.3%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	40	<0.1%	1.0×	50.0%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	10,983	10.3%	1.3×	56.6%
North East	3,560	3.3%	0.8×	60.3%
North West	11,120	10.4%	0.9×	59.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	8,949	8.4%	0.9×	60.0%
Wales	6,475	6.1%	1.3×	57.0%
West Midlands	9,478	8.9%	0.9×	62.0%
East Midlands	6,632	6.2%	0.9×	58.9%
East of England	12,233	11.5%	1.1×	61.7%
London	7,143	6.7%	0.7×	71.0%
South East	15,913	14.9%	1.0×	59.0%
South West	14,291	13.4%	1.3×	51.3%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Renault TraficCars the same age

Suspension19.3%9.1%
Lights and electrics17.1%10.7%
Brakes12.2%6.3%
Steering11.1%2.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.4%4.4%
Tyres5.4%6.3%
Emissions and leaks5.1%3.1%
Body and structure5.0%3.4%
Seat belts and airbags1.9%1.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Renault Trafic tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	9.3%	1.1%	8.5×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.7%	1.7%	3.4×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.3%	2.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.2%	2.4%	1.8×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.8%	1.5%	2.5×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.8%	0.7%	5.4×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.4%	1.9%	1.8×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	3.4%	1.1%	3.1×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.2%	1.1%	2.9×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	3.0%	1.8%	1.7×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	9.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.1%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	8.5%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	7.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	6.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	6.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.5%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	5.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	105,800	59.2%
Petrol	978	51.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model