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Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 statistics
How many Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Renaultsport V6 255 compares with other versions of the Renault Clio. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Renault Clio.
- Licensed in Great Britain 73 −16.1% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 153 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 67.7% Other Renault Clio versions 17.6%
- Peak year 2006 285 licensed
- Share of Renault Clios 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 1 registered for the first time
How many Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s are left in Great Britain?
There were 73 Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 153 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 74.4% lower than its peak of 285 in 2006. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 67.7% of those still registered are off the road.
Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83 | – |
| 2004 | 189 | – |
| 2005 | 279 | – |
| 2006 | 285 | – |
| 2007 | 263 | 30 |
| 2008 | 247 | 45 |
| 2009 | 224 | 57 |
| 2010 | 201 | 66 |
| 2011 | 171 | 90 |
| 2012 | 176 | 78 |
| 2013 | 156 | 95 |
| 2014 | 140 | 104 |
| 2015 | 114 | 124 |
| 2016 | 112 | 131 |
| 2017 | 99 | 139 |
| 2018 | 86 | 160 |
| 2019 | 74 | 166 |
| 2020 | 59 | 179 |
| 2021 | 60 | 176 |
| 2022 | 60 | 176 |
| 2023 | 61 | 174 |
| 2024 | 49 | 171 |
| 2025 | 51 | 174 |
| 2026 | 73 | 153 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s have survived?
67.7% of the Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s 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 17.6%, so Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s are 3.8 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 8 other versions of the Renault Clio first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 | 67.7% |
| Other Renault Clio versions of the same age | 17.6% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 registrations over time
Registrations of Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 122 in 2004. In 2025, 1 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’03 | 84 |
| ’04 | 122 |
| ’05 | 115 |
| ’06 | 12 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’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 | 1 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 from 2003 to 2004. On the NEDC test (listings 2003 to 2004), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 23.7 mpg, with CO2 of 285 g/km.
| Engine and fuel | Combined mpg | CO2 g/km | Listed | Euro standard | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 petrol | 23.7 | 285 | 2003–2004 | Euro 4 | 1 |
Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated
- Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
- These are the VCA listings we could match to the Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 by name. The Renault Clio page covers every version.
- Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model name “New Clio”. How we use VCA’s figures.
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 V6 255 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.
| Vehicle age | Renault Clio | All 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.
| 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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 226 Renault Clio Renaultsport V6 255 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 RENAULT SPORT V6 255”. 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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