Does the Renault Twingo fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

The Renault Twingo records 1.66 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.86 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.80, 95% interval +0.73 to +0.86). It ranks 123 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Twingo is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 2,027 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Twingo: most frequent seat belts and airbags defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction	2,027	1.28
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended	192	0.12
Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type	101	0.06
An airbag obviously inoperative	58	0.04
A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged	56	0.04

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

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Does the Renault Twingo fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

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