Renault Zoe — reliability by registration year

2014–2022 · 9 registration years · 25,796 first tests

2020 breaks the run — 8.8 pp better than the years either side 2019 breaks the run — 9.4 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Zoe 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.

Renault Zoe first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 5,387 89.4% 91.1% Tyres — Condition (front) 29.3%
2021 5,894 86.6% 88.9% Tyres — Condition (front) 28.7%
2020 5,904 84.9% 87.3% Tyres — Condition (front) 32.2%
8.8 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Zoes most often: Tyres — Condition (front) (32.2%) · Tread depth (front) (8.2%) · Visibility — Washers (6.1%)
2019 2,182 65.8% 70.7% Ball joint (front) 40.4%
9.4 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2019 Zoes most often: Ball joint (front) (40.4%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (15.0%) · Linkage ball joints (front) (9.1%)
2018 1,739 65.5% 69.5% Ball joint (front) 35.4%
2017 960 60.5% 65.1% Ball joint (front) 40.7%
2016 1,407 61.3% 66.6% Ball joint (front) 33.8%
2015 1,582 58.3% 63.2% Ball joint (front) 29.3%
2014 741 59.9% 64.6% Ball joint (front) 29.0%

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