Does the Renault Twingo fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Renault Twingo records 16.86 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.52, 95% interval +0.32 to +0.72). It ranks 265 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Twingo is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 6,163 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 6,163 | 3.88 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 3,292 | 2.07 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 2,471 | 1.56 |
| Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements | 2,448 | 1.54 |
| Audible warning inoperative | 2,185 | 1.38 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,685 (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 Twingo gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
25.5% of Renault Twingo MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,198 miles later (4,707 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,707 (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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