Renault Twingo 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

36.9% of 7,939 MOT tests of the Renault Twingo first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.4 (95% CI 97.7–105.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Renault Twingo built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	36.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	7939
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.7–105.1)	101.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	7939
Rank among this model's 13 build years	10	of 13	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	7939
Tested in 2024	1256	tests	median 62,997 miles	2024	1256

Built 2012 against Renault Twingo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 30.7% vs 28.5%; age 8: 33.9% vs 31.3%; age 9: 38.6% vs 36.5%; age 10: 37.7% vs 38.9%; age 11: 38.2% vs 41.1%; age 12: 43.1% vs 43.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Renault Twingo by registration · All Renault Twingo 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 2012 Renault Twingo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Twingo built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	1,383	30.7	28.3–33.1	28.5	107.6
8	1,338	33.9	31.4–36.5	31.3	108.4
9	1,326	38.6	36–41.3	36.5	105.9
10	1,317	37.7	35.1–40.3	38.9	96.9
11	1,319	38.2	35.6–40.9	41.1	93
12	1,256	43.1	40.4–45.8	43.1	100

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,939 (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 2012 Renault Twingo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 25.2 items per 100 first tests, against 19.6 across all build years of the Renault Twingo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Twingo built 2012 against the Renault Twingo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	25.2	19.6	1,999
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	19.8	16.9	1,573
Brakes	15.6	12.3	1,235
Tyres	8.7	9.7	687
Steering	8	5.5	635

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,939 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Renault Twingo, 2012 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 107.7. 2013: index 107.4.

Renault Twingo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	99.9	95.0–104.8	no different (rough estimate)	3,441
2008	104.3	102.2–106.3	worse	20,386
2009	92.7	90.0–95.4	better	10,874
2010	100.0	98.2–101.8	no different	27,281
2011	107.7	105.2–110.3	worse	15,890
2012	101.4	97.7–105.1	no different	7,939
2013	107.4	102.8–111.9	worse	6,118
2014	94.7	90.0–99.4	better	5,639
2015	99.2	97.0–101.4	no different	31,044
2016	97.6	94.4–100.7	no different	18,049
2017	81.2	76.4–86.0	better	7,324
2018	94.9	86.8–103.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,230
2019	76.2	59.6–92.8	better (rough estimate)	691

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 157,906 (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 Twingo 2012 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-twingo/2012/

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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