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Renault Captur 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

34.4% of 35,269 MOT tests of the Renault Captur first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 115.7 (95% CI 113.6–117.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 Renault Captur fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Renault Captur built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time34.4%all ages tested2019–202435269
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 113.6–117.8)115.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202435269
Rank among this model's 8 build years8of 81 = fails least for its age2019–202435269
Tested in 20245730testsmedian 74,790 miles20245730
line · Renault Captur built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 28.1% vs model normal 22% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Renault Captur normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 28.1% vs 22%; age 7: 28.2% vs 23.4%; age 8: 31.9% vs 26.9%; age 9: 35.3% vs 30.6%; age 10: 40.7% vs 34.8%; age 11: 42.7% vs 41.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 Renault Captur by registration · All Renault Captur MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2013 Renault Captur fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Renault Captur built 2013: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
66,01928.127–29.222127.9
75,84328.227.1–29.423.4120.7
85,94431.930.7–33.126.9118.4
95,91135.334–36.530.6115.4
105,82240.739.4–4234.8116.8
115,73042.741.4–4441.3103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 35,269 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2013 Renault Captur?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is suspension: 27 items per 100 first tests, against 7.2 across all build years of the Renault Captur. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Captur built 2013 against the Renault Captur in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension277.29,538
Tyres10.56.93,698
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.74.93,427
Brakes8.95.53,141
Body, chassis, structure7.93.22,795

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 35,269 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Renault Captur, 2013 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 110.0.

Renault Captur build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2013115.7113.6–117.8worse35,269
2014110.0108.8–111.2worse110,895
2015107.8106.7–109.0worse137,879
201694.393.1–95.4better146,264
201787.085.6–88.4better101,534
201899.197.4–100.8no different84,089
201996.294.0–98.3better60,412
202082.379.2–85.5better26,878

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 703,220 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Renault Captur 2013 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/renault-captur/2013/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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