Renault Clio: reliability by registration year
2000-2023 · 24 registration years · 293,192 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Clio registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 541 | 92.6% | 95.0% | |
| 2022 | 7,466 | 88.1% | 90.5% | Tyre condition (front) 34.3% |
| 2021 | 8,884 | 84.6% | 87.8% | Tyre condition (front) 20.9% |
| 2020 | 10,443 | 83.2% | 85.8% | Tyre condition (front) 22.9% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2020 Clio: Tyre condition (front) (22.9%) · Brake pads (front) (11.4%) · Windscreen wipers (front) (8.9%) | ||||
| 2019 | 16,484 | 72.8% | 77.2% | Tyre condition (front) 16.7% |
| 2018 | 18,935 | 68.4% | 72.7% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 22.8% |
| 2017 | 18,461 | 63.0% | 66.9% | Coil spring (front) 31.8% |
| 2016 | 21,346 | 56.2% | 61.6% | Coil spring (front) 25.9% |
| 2015 | 22,966 | 55.0% | 60.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 22.6% |
| 2014 | 24,737 | 52.0% | 57.4% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 20.0% |
| 2013 | 18,839 | 52.7% | 58.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 21.6% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 Clio: Suspension arm ball joint (front) (21.6%) · Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (19.3%) · Coil spring (front) (13.2%) | ||||
| 2012 | 13,335 | 46.2% | 54.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.7% |
| 2011 | 15,582 | 45.2% | 54.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.2% |
| 2010 | 20,410 | 45.7% | 55.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.7% |
| 2009 | 14,127 | 45.8% | 54.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.1% |
| 2008 | 12,941 | 45.8% | 55.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.7% |
| 2007 | 15,443 | 46.3% | 55.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 19.1% |
| 2006 | 11,297 | 47.8% | 55.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.5% |
| 2005 | 6,971 | 49.7% | 57.3% | Headlight aim 11.4% |
| 2004 | 5,667 | 50.0% | 57.6% | Headlight aim 10.9% |
| 2003 | 3,712 | 51.1% | 58.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 10.5% |
| 2002 | 2,429 | 54.3% | 61.5% | Airbag warning light 10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,453 | 54.2% | 62.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 10.7% |
| 2000 | 723 | 52.1% | 60.7% | |