Does the Renault Clio fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Renault Clio records 10.84 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.32 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.52, 95% interval +1.47 to +1.56). It ranks 158 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Clio is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 98,728 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Clio: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	98,728	4.58
A tyre seriously damaged	64,015	2.97
A tyre cords visible or damaged	40,870	1.89
Tyre obviously under inflated	7,515	0.35
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	5,958	0.28

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,157,560 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Renault Clio gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.2% of Renault Clio MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,264 miles later (440,441 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 440,441 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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