Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Renault Master 2007: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 61 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2007 Renault Master were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test).

Summary

The 2007 Renault Master follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 1,252 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
61 in every 100
Did not pass first time
39 in every 100493 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
18 yearsabout 82,437 miles
First tests counted
1,252

What failed most often

  1. Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test)30 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2007 Renault Master vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Steering

One fault: steering rack (front), 12 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 475 of 493 failed first attempts (96.3%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like. 3.7% of failures are excluded because no mileage was recorded, so treat these shares as indicative for this model year.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Steering rack (front)

Failed on 30 first tests12 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Steering gear casing retaining devices dangerously loose, or visible relative movement to the chassis or bodywork, is graded Dangerous. A casing not properly attached, or fractured, is Major, but a fracture that affects the stability or attachment of the casing is Dangerous. A gaiter damaged but still keeping dirt out is Minor, and Major once missing or no longer doing so.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Brakes

Four faults. The strongest is the brake efficiency below minimum (roller test): 6.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake efficiency below minimum (roller test)

Failed on 22 first tests6.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Service brake efficiency below the minimum requirement is Major, and efficiency less than half of the required value is graded Dangerous. On a roller brake tester, if more than half of the wheels of a brake system lock, the efficiency requirement for that system counts as met.

Handbrake performance (roller test, rear)

Failed on 27 first tests4.7 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A parking brake that is inoperative on one side is Major. When tested on the road, the failure is the vehicle deviating excessively from a straight line. Vehicles whose parking brake was already tested as the secondary brake are not tested again for this.

Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test)

Failed on 141 first tests4.0 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A parking brake with efficiency below the minimum requirement is Major, and graded Dangerous where efficiency is less than half of the required value. On a roller brake tester, the requirement counts as met if more than half of the wheels of a brake system lock. The check applies only to vehicles whose parking brake was not already tested as the secondary brake.

Brake performance (roller test, rear)

Failed on 33 first tests2.6 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A wheel with no recorded braking effort on the roller test is graded Dangerous. Inadequate effort, a brake grabbing severely, abnormal lag and excessive fluctuation in effort are each Major. So is significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied, which indicates a binding brake.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: airbag warning light, 2.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Airbag warning light

Failed on 28 first tests2.5 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

The airbag warning lamp (SRS MIL in DVSA's wording) is failed only if it indicates a system malfunction, which is Major. A lamp lit to show the passenger airbag is disabled is not to be regarded as a defect. Dashboard messages are not a defect in their own right, though they can help the tester confirm a malfunction.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Lamps and electrical

One fault: individual sidelight or tail light (rear), 2.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Individual sidelight or tail light (rear)

Failed on 34 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A position lamp showing red light to the front or white light to the rear is Major. Rear lamps must show a steady red light, and front ones can show white, predominantly white with a blue tinge, or yellow if combined in a yellow headlamp. With a multiple light source, up to half not working is Minor and more than half is Major.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Noted on 65 first tests6.0 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Brake performance (roller test, front)

Noted on 34 first tests3.4 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Brake discs (rear)

Noted on 91 first tests2.8 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

Rigid brake pipes

Noted on 27 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
61in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
5in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
34in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 60.6% of 1,252 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 65.8%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 5 fixed and the 34 not fixed make the 39 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

4060801002007201020152020Older carsNewer cars
406080100200720102020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 62 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200251 in every 100323
200348 in every 100355
200452 in every 100468
200559 in every 100643
200659 in every 1001,077
2007 This car61 in every 1001,252
200859 in every 1001,009
200959 in every 100667
201057 in every 100657
201158 in every 100633
201262 in every 100673
201370 in every 100608
201469 in every 100596
201571 in every 100753
201672 in every 100692
201780 in every 100579
201875 in every 100677
201975 in every 100658
202075 in every 100485
202178 in every 100504
202278 in every 100528

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2007 Renault Master follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test), about 30 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 60.6% of 1,252 first MOTs on the 2007 Renault Master passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 65.8%. Among 493 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Steering rack (front) appears more often than on similar cars (6.3% of those tests; 30 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2007 Renault Master at the first attempt were Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (29.7%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Steering rack (front) (6.3% of those tests; 30 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Steering rack (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (6.3% of those tests; 30 observed failures; about 12× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2007 Renault Master include Steering rack (front), Brake efficiency below minimum (roller test), Handbrake performance (roller test, rear). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2007 Renault Master (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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