RenaultTwingo MOT results

In 2025, 61.1% of Renault Twingo MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 66.5% for cars of the same age. 9.1% had at least one dangerous defect (8.5% for cars the same age). The typical Renault Twingo tested was 12 years old with 59,500 miles. Based on 23,144 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Renault Twingo cars are on the road

First-time pass: 61.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.8%passed after repair
Failed: 34.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.1%same age 8.5%
Typical mileage: 59,500at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Renault TwingoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2019	211	80.6%	83.5%
2018	753	79.0%	80.8%
2017	1,332	76.7%	78.1%
2016	2,837	68.7%	74.8%
2015	4,894	66.3%	71.8%
2014	877	63.5%	68.5%
2013	930	54.9%	65.6%
2012	1,205	57.4%	63.2%
2011	2,279	50.8%	61.0%
2010	3,655	55.0%	59.1%
2009	1,423	54.3%	58.1%
2008	2,245	52.6%	57.0%
2007	366	56.0%	57.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Renault TwingoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	7,343	70.9%	79.1%	41,900
10-14 years	9,339	58.4%	65.7%	62,600
15-19 years	6,341	53.9%	57.6%	80,500
20-29 years	105	53.3%	59.6%	106,100
30-39 years	15	60.0%	71.3%	96,800

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Renault Twingo 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
CF Cardiff	Wales	672	2.9%	1.8×	57.4%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	575	2.5%	0.8×	69.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	555	2.4%	1.5×	57.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	544	2.4%	1.9×	54.6%
BS Bristol	South West	480	2.1%	1.2×	57.9%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	470	2.0%	0.9×	64.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	445	1.9%	1.4×	63.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	394	1.7%	1.0×	55.6%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	390	1.7%	0.9×	59.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	388	1.7%	1.2×	61.6%
M Manchester	North West	376	1.6%	1.1×	67.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	373	1.6%	1.3×	52.5%
WA Warrington	North West	354	1.5%	1.5×	64.1%
PE Peterborough	East of England	348	1.5%	0.8×	61.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	344	1.5%	0.8×	62.5%
CH Chester	North West	328	1.4%	1.3×	61.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	321	1.4%	1.0×	60.1%
TR Truro	South West	305	1.3%	2.2×	58.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	297	1.3%	0.9×	65.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	289	1.2%	1.1×	59.5%
BN Brighton	South East	286	1.2%	1.0×	58.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	283	1.2%	0.9×	56.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	279	1.2%	0.9×	63.8%
BH Bournemouth	South West	275	1.2%	1.1×	65.5%
GU Guildford	South East	273	1.2%	0.9×	69.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	270	1.2%	1.1×	58.5%
L Liverpool	North West	268	1.2%	1.1×	65.7%
BA Bath	South West	255	1.1%	1.3×	63.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	255	1.1%	0.9×	61.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	254	1.1%	1.3×	70.1%
EX Exeter	South West	252	1.1%	1.0×	53.6%
TS Teesside	North East	251	1.1%	1.2×	58.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	249	1.1%	0.8×	62.2%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	249	1.1%	1.0×	60.6%
PR Preston	North West	249	1.1%	1.2×	52.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	248	1.1%	0.9×	58.1%
NP Newport	Wales	247	1.1%	1.2×	60.3%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	238	1.0%	0.9×	60.1%
OX Oxford	South East	233	1.0%	0.9×	59.7%
SO Southampton	South East	232	1.0%	0.8×	63.4%
RH Redhill	South East	223	1.0%	0.9×	65.9%
CT Canterbury	South East	213	0.9%	1.2×	58.2%
LL Llandudno	Wales	212	0.9%	1.0×	55.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	211	0.9%	0.9×	65.9%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	208	0.9%	1.3×	58.7%
SN Swindon	South West	207	0.9%	1.0×	59.4%
RG Reading	South East	205	0.9%	0.6×	67.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	205	0.9%	0.9×	54.6%
BL Bolton	North West	195	0.8%	1.1×	65.6%
ME Rochester	South East	188	0.8%	0.8×	66.5%
SK Stockport	North West	183	0.8%	0.8×	61.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	181	0.8%	0.9×	59.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	180	0.8%	1.1×	58.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	179	0.8%	1.1×	64.2%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	178	0.8%	1.1×	68.5%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	175	0.8%	0.9×	74.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	174	0.8%	1.0×	60.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	174	0.8%	0.8×	62.1%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	173	0.7%	0.8×	65.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	172	0.7%	1.5×	51.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	168	0.7%	1.7×	63.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	168	0.7%	1.1×	53.6%
WN Wigan	North West	161	0.7%	1.5×	62.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	160	0.7%	1.0×	64.4%
DD Dundee	Scotland	157	0.7%	1.7×	51.6%
CR Croydon	London	156	0.7%	1.0×	78.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	154	0.7%	0.9×	66.2%
CW Crewe	North West	153	0.7%	1.1×	62.7%
IV Inverness	Scotland	153	0.7%	1.5×	49.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	153	0.7%	1.2×	44.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	152	0.7%	1.2×	55.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	149	0.6%	0.7×	64.4%
OL Oldham	North West	148	0.6%	0.9×	53.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	143	0.6%	0.8×	46.2%
TA Taunton	South West	136	0.6%	0.9×	55.1%
DH Durham	North East	134	0.6%	1.2×	58.2%
SE London SE	London	134	0.6%	0.7×	66.4%
EN Enfield	London	132	0.6%	1.0×	72.7%
DA Dartford	South East	131	0.6%	0.8×	77.9%
PA Paisley	Scotland	131	0.6%	1.2×	54.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	129	0.6%	1.0×	54.3%
RM Romford	London	129	0.6%	0.7×	69.0%
DL Darlington	North East	123	0.5%	0.9×	51.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	111	0.5%	1.1×	57.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	111	0.5%	0.8×	60.4%
TW Twickenham	London	109	0.5%	0.7×	73.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	105	0.5%	0.8×	55.2%
SR Sunderland	North East	105	0.5%	1.4×	54.3%
SL Slough	South East	104	0.4%	0.6×	70.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	102	0.4%	1.1×	59.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	102	0.4%	0.9×	62.7%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	101	0.4%	1.1×	50.5%
BR Bromley	London	97	0.4%	1.2×	80.4%
CA Carlisle	North West	93	0.4%	0.7×	43.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	91	0.4%	0.8×	54.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	86	0.4%	1.0×	54.7%
E London E	London	84	0.4%	0.5×	71.4%
WD Watford	East of England	84	0.4%	0.9×	64.3%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	83	0.4%	1.4×	71.1%
N London N	London	83	0.4%	0.5×	65.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	83	0.4%	0.9×	63.9%
AL St Albans	East of England	73	0.3%	0.7×	74.0%
LU Luton	East of England	72	0.3%	0.5×	68.1%
SW London SW	London	70	0.3%	0.7×	70.0%
UB Southall	London	68	0.3%	0.5×	67.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	63	0.3%	1.2×	61.9%
HA Harrow	London	62	0.3%	0.4×	75.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	62	0.3%	0.9×	48.4%
NW London NW	London	60	0.3%	0.4×	73.3%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	54	0.2%	0.8×	51.9%
SM Sutton	London	53	0.2%	1.0×	73.6%
W London W	London	41	0.2%	0.7×	80.5%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	38	0.2%	1.9×	57.9%
IG Ilford	London	34	0.1%	0.3×	82.4%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	33	0.1%	0.7×	54.5%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	27	0.1%	2.6×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	15	<0.1%	0.8×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	2,301	9.9%	1.3×	53.2%
North East	1,007	4.4%	1.1×	56.0%
North West	2,930	12.7%	1.1×	61.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,945	8.4%	0.9×	60.9%
Wales	1,713	7.4%	1.5×	56.7%
West Midlands	2,174	9.4%	1.0×	63.4%
East Midlands	1,425	6.2%	0.9×	59.9%
East of England	2,250	9.7%	1.0×	63.4%
London	1,487	6.4%	0.7×	73.0%
South East	3,182	13.7%	0.9×	63.8%
South West	2,730	11.8%	1.1×	59.4%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Renault TwingoCars the same age

Suspension18.0%12.4%
Lights and electrics13.0%13.6%
Brakes7.6%7.6%
Tyres7.4%7.0%
Emissions and leaks6.8%3.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.1%4.9%
Steering4.4%2.6%
Body and structure3.8%4.2%
Seat belts and airbags1.7%1.1%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

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

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	7.0%	3.4%	2.1×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.4%	2.4%	2.3×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	3.8%	1.5%	2.5×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	3.4%	0.7%	4.9×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.3%	3.4%	1.0×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.2%	2.6%	1.2×	100.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	2.1%	1.0%	2.1×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.1%	1.7%	1.2×	0.0%
Horn: not working Lights and electrics	2.0%	0.4%	5.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.9%	1.0×	0.0%

“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	19.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	10.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	9.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.8%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	4.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.3%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	3.5%

MOT results for every model