Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Renault Twingo 2010: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 54 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2010 Renault Twingo were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Coil spring (rear).

Summary

The 2010 Renault Twingo follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 3,574 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
54 in every 100
Did not pass first time
46 in every 1001,630 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
15 yearsabout 74,251 miles
First tests counted
3,574

What failed most often

  1. Coil spring (rear)15 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Track rod end (front)13 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Individual sidelight or tail light (front)13 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 2010 Renault Twingo 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.

Suspension

Four faults. The strongest is the anti-roll bar linkage pins and bushes (front): 29 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 1,622 of 1,630 failed first attempts (99.5%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

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.

Anti-roll bar linkage pins and bushes (front)

Failed on 96 first tests29 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Excessive wear in an anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush is Major. If the pin or bush is likely to become detached, it is graded Dangerous. The wording is DVSA's general one for a suspension pin, bush or joint.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 192 first tests, 26 times as often as on similar cars.

Macpherson strut pins and bushes (front)

Failed on 47 first tests10 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A suspension pin or bush that is excessively worn is graded Major. One likely to become detached is graded Dangerous. DVSA uses its general suspension pin, bush or joint wording here, not anything specific to a strut.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 83 first tests, 5.4 times as often as on similar cars.

Macpherson strut (front)

Failed on 87 first tests8.4 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Many MacPherson strut top bushes are designed to have significant lateral play when the suspension hangs free, so a top bush is rejected only when the play comes from wear or maladjustment. A top bush or bearing with excessive wear or free play is Major. Rubber or synthetic bushes are rejected only for serious deterioration of the bonding or flexible material.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 36 first tests, 2.4 times as often as on similar cars.

Coil spring (rear)

Failed on 239 first tests3.7 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A missing bump stop rubber is not a reason to fail a coil spring. When the vehicle is jacked and lowered, a spring that does not correctly locate as the suspension returns to its normal running position is rejected as insecurely attached. A missing spring is Major, and graded Dangerous where directional control is affected.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Lamps and electrical

Two faults. The strongest is the horn: 9.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Horn

Failed on 158 first tests9.5 times as often as similar carsStrong evidence

What it means

A horn that does not work, or is likely to be confused with an emergency vehicle siren, is graded Major. Gongs, bells, sirens and anything with more than one tone, which includes a horn that alternates between its notes, are not allowed, except a gong, bell or siren on vehicles first used before a set date. Sound defects are Minor for named cases such as a bell or harsh sound, and Major under a general row.

Individual direction indicators (front)

Failed on 73 first tests4.4 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Direction indicators must be amber, though vehicles first used before a set date may have white at the front and red at the rear when the indicators are combined with stop or position lamps, and sequential or dynamic ones are not a reason to fail. A lamp that is missing, inoperative or has more than half of a multiple light source not functioning is graded Major. A flashing rate outside the permitted range is graded Minor.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 70 first tests, 4.7 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: airbag warning light, 4.8 times as often as on similar cars.

Airbag warning light

Failed on 95 first tests4.8 times as often as similar carsLikely 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.

Brakes

Two faults. The strongest is the brake imbalance across an axle (roller test, front): 4.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake imbalance across an axle (roller test, front)

Failed on 33 first tests4.6 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

An imbalance across an axle is measured against the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. It is disregarded if the lower effort is from a locked wheel, or if the higher effort from a wheel is no more than a small set figure. Less than a set share is Major, and less than half on a steered axle is Dangerous, but the rear axle check does not apply to tricycles or quadricycles.

Rigid brake pipes (rear)

Failed on 98 first tests3.7 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Chafing, corrosion or damage to a rigid brake pipe justifies rejection once its wall thickness is reduced by a set amount, although DVSA accepts this is not easy to determine. If a tester is not sure, the benefit of the doubt applies. A leaking pipe or connection is graded Dangerous on a hydraulic system and Major on an air system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 210 first tests, 3.0 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 3.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Track rod end (front)

Failed on 218 first tests3.3 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play is Major, and one worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment is graded Dangerous. A dust cover that is damaged but still keeps dirt out is Minor, and one missing or no longer keeping dirt out is Major. Testers must tell wear from a joint's built-in clearance or spring loading.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 55 first tests, 2.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

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. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Individual sidelight or tail light (rear)

Noted on 21 first tests13 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Anti-roll bar pins and bushes (front)

Noted on 29 first tests6.6 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

Wheel bearings (rear)

Noted on 28 first tests3.7 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

Individual direction indicators (rear)

Noted on 87 first tests2.9 times as often as similar carsPossible 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
54in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
6in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
40in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 54.4% of 3,574 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 60.2%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 6 fixed and the 40 not fixed make the 46 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

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

40608010020102015Older carsNewer cars
4060801002010Newer 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, 53 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200754 in every 100349
200851 in every 1002,173
200954 in every 1001,384
2010 This car54 in every 1003,574
201150 in every 1002,203
201257 in every 1001,180
201355 in every 100908
201463 in every 100859
201566 in every 1004,824
201668 in every 1002,822
201777 in every 1001,345
201879 in every 100764

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2010 Twingo.

Of 2010 Twingo vehicles with under 50,000 miles, 71 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 100,000 miles or more, 47 in every 100 did.

Under 50,000700 tests
71
50,000–67,000736 tests
56
67,000–82,000 Typical car706 tests
53
82,000–100,000715 tests
46
100,000 and over704 tests
47

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 50,00067,000–82,000100,000 and over
Coil spring (rear)2.78.17.5
Track rod end (front)3.77.87.2
Individual sidelight or tail light (front)0.46.29.4
Horn2.13.36.7
Suspension arm ball joint (front)1.64.84.8

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

26in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

50in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

10in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

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

The 2010 Renault Twingo follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Coil spring (rear), about 15 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 54.4% of 3,574 first MOTs on the 2010 Renault Twingo passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 60.2%. Among 1,630 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Horn appears more often than on similar cars (9.7% of those tests; 158 observed failures; about 9.5× 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 2010 Renault Twingo at the first attempt were Coil spring (rear) (14.7%), Track rod end (front) (13.4%) and Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (12.5%), 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: Horn (9.7% of those tests; 158 observed failures; about 9.5× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Horn shows up more often than on similar cars (9.7% of those tests; 158 observed failures; about 9.5× 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 2010 Renault Twingo include Horn, Anti-roll bar linkage pins and bushes (front), Macpherson strut pins and bushes (front). 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 2010 Renault Twingo (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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