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Renault Modus 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

48.4% of 12,724 MOT tests of the Renault Modus first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.2 (95% CI 95.7–100.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Renault Modus built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time48.4%all ages tested2019–202412724
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.7–100.6)98.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202412724
Rank among this model's 9 build years4of 91 = fails least for its age2019–202412724
Tested in 20241653testsmedian 77,526 miles20241653
line · Renault Modus built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 45.5% vs model normal 48.2% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Renault Modus normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 45.5% vs 48.2%; age 12: 47.2% vs 47.4%; age 13: 50% vs 49.1%; age 14: 48.7% vs 49.7%; age 15: 49.4% vs 50.9%; age 16: 50.4% vs 51.3%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2008 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 2008 Renault Modus fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 2008: 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)
112,54345.543.6–47.548.294.6
122,30447.245.2–49.347.499.5
132,2505047.9–52.149.1101.8
142,07648.746.5–50.849.798
151,89849.447.2–51.750.997.2
161,65350.448–52.851.398.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,724 (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 2008 Renault Modus?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 40.3 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 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Modus built 2008 against the Renault Modus in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment40.351.85,127
Suspension34.135.24,342
Brakes16.522.42,098
Tyres10.610.41,353
Visibility10.49.41,320

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,724 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Renault Modus, 2008 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 95.4. 2009: index 91.1.

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 2008 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/2008/

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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