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Renault Modus 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

55.6% of 6,917 MOT tests of the Renault Modus first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.2 (95% CI 100.9–107.5; 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 Modus built in 2004 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time55.6%all ages tested2019–20246917
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.9–107.5)104.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20246917
Rank among this model's 9 build years8of 91 = fails least for its age2019–20246917
Tested in 2024546testsmedian 79,020 miles2024546
line · Renault Modus built 2004 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2004 57.9% vs model normal 56.9% at age 15 · 2019–2024
Built 2004 against Renault Modus normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 57.9% vs 56.9%; age 16: 56.7% vs 53.5%; age 17: 55.9% vs 52.9%; age 18: 51.7% vs 49.8%; age 19: 54% vs 50.8%; age 20: 52.6% vs 50.8%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2004 Renault Modus by registration · All Renault Modus 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 2004 Renault Modus fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 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 Modus built 2004: 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)
151,97257.955.7–6056.9101.7
161,50156.754.2–59.253.5106
171,21355.953.1–58.752.9105.7
1894351.748.6–54.949.8103.8
197425450.4–57.650.8106.4
2054652.648.4–56.750.8103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,917 (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 2004 Renault Modus?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 72 items per 100 first tests, against 51.8 across all build years of the Renault Modus. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Modus built 2004 against the Renault Modus in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2004, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7251.84,977
Brakes39.122.42,707
Suspension37.335.22,577
Tyres11.910.4820
Visibility10.59.4723

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,917 (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 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Renault Modus, 2004 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 102.3.

Renault Modus build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2004104.2100.9–107.5worse6,917
2005102.3100.6–104.1worse24,598
2006100.498.3–102.4no different17,527
200795.493.1–97.6better13,793
200898.295.7–100.6no different12,724
200991.187.7–94.5better6,391
201096.894.0–99.6better10,311
2011101.197.8–104.4no different8,231
2012108.996.8–121.0no different (rough estimate)679

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,171 (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 Modus 2004 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-modus/2004/

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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