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Renault Clio 2000: MOT failure rate for its age

55.5% of 11,936 MOT tests of the Renault Clio first registered in 2000 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.3 (95% CI 100.9–105.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Renault Clio built in 2000 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time55.5%all ages tested2019–202411936
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.9–105.8)103.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202411936
Rank among this model's 23 build years20of 231 = fails least for its age2019–202411936
Tested in 20241002testsmedian 75,993 miles20241002
line · Renault Clio built 2000 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2000 58.4% vs model normal 57.9% at age 19 · 2019–2024
Built 2000 against Renault Clio normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 19: 58.4% vs 57.9%; age 20: 56.2% vs 52.9%; age 21: 52.6% vs 50.8%; age 22: 49.8% vs 47.1%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2000 Renault Clio fail at each age?

Cars built in 2000 were tested at ages 19 to 22 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 Clio built 2000: 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)
194,81058.457–59.857.9100.9
203,11656.254.4–57.952.9106.2
212,27252.650.5–54.650.8103.4
221,73849.847.5–52.247.1105.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,936 (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 2000 Renault Clio?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2000 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 54.9 items per 100 first tests, against 34.8 across all build years of the Renault Clio. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2000 were tested at ages 19 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Clio built 2000 against the Renault Clio in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2000, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment54.934.87,858
Brakes31.916.94,576
Suspension28.429.24,061
Body, chassis, structure22.26.83,185
Visibility1912.32,727

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,324 (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 2000 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Renault Clio, 2000 ranks 20 (1 = fails least for its age). 1999: index 101.0. 2001: index 99.4.

Renault Clio build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
1998102.396.1–108.5no different (rough estimate)1,922
1999101.097.4–104.6no different5,609
2000103.3100.9–105.8worse11,936
200199.497.7–101.1no different24,763
200297.696.3–98.8better44,830
2003100.599.4–101.5no different66,052
2004101.4100.5–102.3worse89,247
2005100.8100.0–101.7no different100,443
200697.997.2–98.6better151,575
200798.497.7–99.0better178,276
200898.497.7–99.2better130,991
200998.297.4–99.0better120,976
2010101.7101.0–102.4worse163,427
2011104.9104.1–105.8worse116,495
2012108.2107.2–109.2worse94,928
201391.490.6–92.2better126,068
2014100.399.5–101.1no different161,761
2015105.3104.3–106.2worse148,395
2016100.799.6–101.7no different135,440
201789.888.6–91.0better102,540
201894.693.1–96.0better79,805
201998.196.1–100.0no different51,781
202094.291.1–97.4better22,018

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,129,278 (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 Clio 2000 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-clio/2000/

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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