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Renault Trucks reliability and truck history check

Renault Trucks models checked on CarCheckUp, most checked first. See the Renault Trucks MOT pass rate and common problems. Buying a used Renault Trucks? See what our truck history check covers.

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Renault Trucks reliability: MOT pass rate and history data

What the MOT records of 556 Renault Trucks vehicles checked on CarCheckUp show.

  • 82%of MOT tests passedUK average 77%
  • 18,700typical miles a year
  • 3.8%have a mileage anomalyan MOT reading lower than an earlier one
  • 2017–2022built (middle half)

Renault Trucks common problems: most common MOT failures and advisories

The defects MOT testers record most often on Renault Trucks vehicles, as a share of all their MOT tests (the same defect on any wheel or side counts once).

Top 20 Renault Trucks MOT failures

Reasons the vehicle failed its MOT.

  1. Parking brake efficiency below requirements2.5%
  2. Position lamp not working2.5%
  3. Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.5%
  4. Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1.4%
  5. Stop lamp not working1.1%
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  1. Brake pad less than 1.5 mm thick1.0%
  2. Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect1.0%
  3. Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn0.8%
  4. Fog lamp not working0.8%
  5. Headlamp aim too high0.8%
  6. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value0.8%
  7. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid0.8%
  8. Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt0.7%
  9. Headlamp aim too low0.7%
  10. Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps0.7%
  11. Outline marker lamp not working0.6%
  12. Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm0.6%
  13. Service brake excessively binding0.6%
  14. Headlamp not working on dipped beam0.5%
  15. Parking brake inoperative on one side0.5%

Top 20 Renault Trucks MOT advisories

Wear the tester noted: not a failure yet, but money to budget for.

  1. Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge5.2%
  2. Brake pad wearing thin3.1%
  3. Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened3.0%
  4. Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources2.7%
  5. Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view2.7%
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  1. Oil leak, but not excessive2.1%
  2. Suspension arm ball joint has slight play1.8%
  3. Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated1.6%
  4. Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread1.5%
  5. Play in steering rack inner joint1.2%
  6. Service brake binding but not excessively1.1%
  7. Brake pedal wearing smooth1.0%
  8. Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material1.0%
  9. Tyre worn close to the legal limit1.0%
  10. Brake disc worn, but not excessively0.9%
  11. Nail in tyre0.9%
  12. Shock absorbers has light misting of oil0.8%
  13. Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play0.6%
  14. Windscreen wiper blade defective0.6%
  15. Parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair0.6%

Based on the DVSA MOT histories of 556 Renault Trucks vehicles with an MOT checked on CarCheckUp (3,183 tests, retests included). Updated . Vehicles people check before buying are not a random sample of the UK fleet. Every MOT test for one vehicle is in the free MOT history check; market-wide figures are in the UK Used Car Risk Report. How we calculate these figures. MOT and DVLA data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.