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Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup statistics

How many Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Renaultsport 172 Cup compares with other versions of the Renault Clio. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Renault Clio.

A version of the Renault Clio. Recorded by DVLA as “CLIO RENAULTSPORT 172 CUP”.

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Records analysed
1,096 Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 328 −7.9% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 768 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 46.1% Other Renault Clio versions 10.6%
  • Peak year 2004 2,231 licensed
  • Share of Renault Clios 0.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 70.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups are left in Great Britain?

There were 328 Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 768 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 85.3% lower than its peak of 2,231 in 2004. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 70.1% of those still registered are off the road.

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2002 893–
2003 1,913–
2004 2,231–
2005 2,191–
2006 2,151–
2007 2,11852
2008 1,99596
2009 1,96083
2010 1,820143
2011 1,696198
2012 1,541243
2013 1,382299
2014 1,143358
2015 1,026443
2016 843533
2017 724619
2018 609674
2019 508729
2020 488725
2021 443758
2022 404797
2023 351827
2024 318791
2025 304792
2026 328768

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups have survived?

46.1% of the Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Renault Clio first registered in the same years, the figure is 10.6%, so Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups are 4.4 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 11 other versions of the Renault Clio first registered in the same years.

Share of Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups still registered compared with other Renault Clio versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup 46.1%
Other Renault Clio versions of the same age 10.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup registrations over time

Registrations of Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,322 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’02 892
’03 1,322
’04 157
’05 2
’06 1
’07 1
’08 0
’09 0
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 310 Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cups licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 310 licensed 100.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Renault Clio page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Renault Clio MOT reliability

In 2025, 57.0% of Renault Clio MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 69.7% of the time, so the Renault Clio does worse than average for its age, by 12.7 points.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Renault Clios tested, the Renaultsport 172 Cup among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Renault Clio page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Renault Clio vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Renault Clio compared with all cars
Vehicle age Renault ClioAll cars
3 years 88.3%89.5%
4–5 years 83.8%87.6%
6–7 years 70.7%83.0%
8–10 years 58.1%75.7%
11–14 years 50.2%65.5%
15–19 years 46.9%58.0%
20+ years 52.2%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Suspension is the most common reason a Renault Clio fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Renault Clio MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Suspension 45.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 43.0%
Brakes 24.1%
Tyres 18.8%
Visibility 18.5%
Body, chassis, structure 14.3%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Renault Clio

Versions of the Renault Clio with their own page. The Renault Clio page covers all 313,108 licensed, whatever the version.

Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup compared with other versions of the Renault Clio
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Renault Clio Renaultsport 3,661 4,037 54.3%
Renault Clio Expression+ 4,856 929 28.1%
Renault Clio Sport 226 1,009 18.3%
Renault Clio Initiale 908 199 36.8%
Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup 328 768 46.1%
Renault Clio S 205 285 5.8%
Renault Clio Renaultsport Trophy 190 202 79.7%
Renault Clio RXE 47 302 3.9%
Renault Clio Renaultsport 197 F1 187 139 68.9%
Renault Clio Renaultsport 197 Cup 130 142 64.8%
Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 73 153 67.7%
Renault Clio Williams 41 173 57.4%
Renault Clio Williams 2 40 174 48.1%
Renault Clio MTV 20 163 4.6%
Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 54 103 60.9%
Renault Clio RSI 17 120 3.4%
Renault Clio Williams 3 13 117 45.0%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 1,096 Renault Clio Renaultsport 172 Cup records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 306,492 MOT tests 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “CLIO RENAULTSPORT 172 CUP”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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