2025 MOT results
Renault Captur common problems
The most common reason a Renault Captur fails its MOT is a worn steering or suspension joint, on 12.8% of its 38,930 failed tests in 2025. Against other cars of the same age, 2 faults stand out: a worn steering or suspension joint at 5.6% of failures against 1.2% expected; a weak or uneven footbrake at 5.9% of failures against 1.8% expected.
- Tests in 2025 162,347 Cars aged three and over
- Failed first time 24.0% 38,930 tests
- Found a dangerous defect 6.1% Unsafe to drive away
- Ended with an advisory 45.2% A problem to watch, not a failure
What fails a Renault Captur MOT
Each bar is the share of failed Renault Captur tests with that defect. Where we can compare it with cars of the same registration years, the marker shows what an average car of those ages records (12 of the 12 items below).
Most common reasons for failure
A test can fail for more than one defect, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Defect | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension | 12.8% |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension | 9.9% |
| Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | 9.2% |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | 9.2% |
| Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres | 6.2% |
| Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.0% |
| Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes | 5.9% |
| Linkage ball joint excessively worn Suspension | 5.6% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | 5.5% |
| Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5.0% |
| Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 5.0% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | 5.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Worn steering or suspension joint
12.8% of failures 4.5% expected 2.8 times as often
Play in a steering or suspension joint, where a worn ball and socket lets the wheel move where it should not.
A knock at low speed over rough ground, or vague steering, is the usual warning.
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Broken coil spring
9.9% of failures 8.4% expected somewhat more often
A broken suspension spring, which usually snaps in the bottom coil and often fails on both sides within a year.
Look at each corner for a sagging ride height, and listen for a knock over speed bumps.
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Tyre worn below the legal limit
9.2% of failures 9.4% expected about as expected
A tyre worn past the 1.6mm legal minimum across the middle three quarters of the tread.
A 20p coin in the main grooves: if the outer band of the coin is visible, the tyre is close to the limit.
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Wiper blades that do not clear the screen
9.2% of failures 7.3% expected somewhat more often
Wiper blades that leave the windscreen smeared or streaked across the area the driver looks through.
Look for split or hardened rubber, and lift each blade to see whether it still sits flat.
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Tyre worn through to the cords
6.2% of failures 5.3% expected somewhat more often
The tyre is worn or damaged far enough to expose the cords underneath, which is a dangerous defect.
Run a hand round the inner and outer walls of each tyre, which is where kerbing shows.
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Brake light out
6.0% of failures 4.3% expected somewhat more often
A brake light not working, from a bulb, a poor earth, or the switch on the pedal.
Reverse up to a wall or window at dusk and press the pedal to see all three lamps light.
Which parts of the car fail
Suspension is the area that most often fails a Renault Captur, on 37.0% of failed tests. That is also where it differs most from cars of the same registration years, which record 25.9%.
Failure categories
DVSA's own sections of the test. The marker is what cars of the same registration years record.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 37.0% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26.1% |
| Tyres | 24.7% |
| Brakes | 22.0% |
| Visibility | 17.1% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.1% |
| Steering | 2.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What testers warn about
45.2% of Renault Captur tests ended with at least one advisory: a fault the tester found that did not fail the test. On Renault Capturs, these are the items to ask about on a car you are viewing, because they are what the last tester expected to go next.
Most common advisories
Share of all tests, passes included.
| Advisory | Share of tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres | 18.8% |
| Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres | 12.9% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes | 6.8% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes | 6.2% |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes | 3.3% |
| Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | 2.9% |
| Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | 2.3% |
| Service brake performance: binding but not excessively Brakes | 2.1% |
| Linkage ball joint has slight play Suspension | 1.7% |
| Suspension arms: ball joint has slight play Suspension | 1.5% |
| Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension | 1.2% |
| Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What changes as a Renault Captur gets older
A 2022 Renault Captur failed 8.5% of its MOT tests in 2025; a 2013 one failed 44.8%. What fails changes as much as how often, and these are the two years themselves rather than an average across them.
2022 Renault Captur 8.5% failed, from 8,870 tests
- Tyre worn through to the cords 18.4%
- Cut tyre 15.1%
- Wiper blades that do not clear the screen 13.1%
- Tyre worn below the legal limit 12.1%
- Airbag light on 11.3%
- Headlamp aim set too low 7.9%
2013 Renault Captur 44.8% failed, from 5,594 tests
- Broken coil spring 39.5%
- Worn steering or suspension joint 17.5%
- Tyre worn below the legal limit 8.2%
- Split joint boot 6.9%
- Tyre worn through to the cords 5.7%
- Washers that do not work 5.5%
Shares are of each year's failed tests. Every MOT a particular car has had, with the defects and advisories written at each test, is on GOV.UK's MOT history service from the registration, free.
Renault Captur problems: common questions
What is the most common problem with a Renault Captur?
Of the faults that fail an MOT, “Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn” is the most common: it appears on 12.8% of failed Renault Captur tests. Across categories, suspension is the area that most often fails one, on 37.0% of failed tests.
How often does a Renault Captur fail its MOT?
24.0% of Renault Captur tests in 2025 were not passed first time, from 162,347 tests of cars aged three and over. Allowing for the age and mileage of the cars tested, that gives it a UK Motoring Reliability Score of 43 out of 100, where 50 is as expected.
Does anything fail more often on a Renault Captur than on other cars?
Yes. “Linkage ball joint excessively worn” appears on 5.6% of its failures against 1.2% for cars of the same age, and “Service brake performance: excessively binding” appears on 5.9% of its failures against 1.8% for cars of the same age. Where an item is missing from the national figures for a year, we use the smallest share those figures show, so the comparison never overstates the difference.
Are these the same as breakdowns or known faults?
No. These are the items a tester recorded at the MOT, which covers condition and safety: lamps, brakes, tyres, suspension, corrosion and emissions. A gearbox that is unpleasant, an infotainment screen that has died, or a car that will not start on a cold morning are not part of the test, so they are not in these figures.
Where do the figures come from?
Every normal MOT test of a Renault Captur aged three and over in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA's anonymised MOT results. Retests are excluded, and the same fault on more than one wheel counts once.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT defects and advisories | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 162,347 MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
- Shares for defects are of failed tests; shares for advisories are of all tests. A test can carry several defects, so shares add to more than 100%.
- The expected share is what an average car of the same registration years records, weighted by where this model’s failures fall. Where an item is outside the national figures for a year, the smallest share those figures show is used in its place, which is an upper bound, so the comparison never overstates a model’s problems. No expectation is published where less than 80% of the model’s failures can be compared.
- Great Britain only: DVSA does not run MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Cars under three years old are not tested.
- The descriptions of what each part does are general and the same on every model. Every figure comes from the MOT data.
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