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Renault Clio Renaultsport statistics

How many Renault Clio Renaultsports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Renaultsport 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 182 16V”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT 197”, “RENAULTSPORT CLIO 16V”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT AUTO”.

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Records analysed
7,698 Renault Clio Renaultsport records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 3,661 −6.2% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 4,037 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 54.3% Other Renault Clio versions 25.4%
  • Peak year 2010 11,780 licensed
  • Share of Renault Clios 2.1% of those licensed or SORN
  • New registrations in 2025 1 registered for the first time

How many Renault Clio Renaultsports are left in Great Britain?

There were 3,661 Renault Clio Renaultsports licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 4,037 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 68.9% lower than its peak of 11,780 in 2010. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 52.4% of those still registered are off the road.

Renault Clio Renaultsports licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Renault Clio Renaultsports licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2001 478–
2002 1,619–
2003 2,975–
2004 6,246–
2005 8,899–
2006 9,535–
2007 10,331188
2008 10,876237
2009 11,270245
2010 11,780385
2011 11,642564
2012 11,564593
2013 11,077743
2014 10,220874
2015 9,4271,207
2016 8,4981,722
2017 7,5682,180
2018 6,7492,581
2019 5,9292,964
2020 5,4333,243
2021 4,9803,494
2022 4,6653,698
2023 4,2823,919
2024 3,8563,971
2025 3,5354,175
2026 3,6614,037

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Renault Clio Renaultsports have survived?

54.3% of the Renault Clio Renaultsports 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 25.4%, so Renault Clio Renaultsports are 2.1 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.

Share of Renault Clio Renaultsports still registered compared with other Renault Clio versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Renault Clio Renaultsport 54.3%
Other Renault Clio versions of the same age 25.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Renault Clio Renaultsport registrations over time

Registrations of Renault Clio Renaultsports for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 3,333 in 2004. In 2025, 1 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Renault Clio Renaultsports registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’01 532
’02 1,154
’03 1,472
’04 3,333
’05 2,788
’06 820
’07 1,114
’08 651
’09 591
’10 820
’11 367
’12 277
’13 83
’14 95
’15 70
’16 1
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 1
’24 0
’25 1

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Renault Clio Renaultsport engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 3,622 Renault Clio Renaultsports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 95.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 4.3% have an engine of 1,601cc to 1,700cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Renault Clio Renaultsports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 3,464 licensed 95.6%
1,601cc to 1,700cc 155 licensed 4.3%
Other sizes 3 licensed 0.1%

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

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
1,901–2,000cc Petrol 3,463 95.6%
1,601–1,700cc Petrol 155 4.3%

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 Renaultsport fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Renault Clio Renaultsport from 2008 to 2011. On the NEDC test (listings 2008 to 2011), official combined fuel economy for its petrol versions ranges from 33.6 to 34.0 mpg, with CO2 of 195 to 199 g/km.

Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2008 to 2011
Engine and fuel Combined mpg CO2 g/km Listed Euro standard Versions
2.0 petrol 33.6–34.0 195–199 2008–2011 Euro 4 2

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 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 “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 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 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 7,698 Renault Clio Renaultsport 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 182 16V”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT 197”, “RENAULTSPORT CLIO 16V”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT”, “CLIO RENAULTSPORT AUTO”. 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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