Car statistics
Renault Clio Sport statistics
How many Renault Clio Sports are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Sport compares with other versions of the Renault Clio. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Renault Clio.
- Licensed in Great Britain 226 −7.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 1,009 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 18.3% Other Renault Clio versions 9.0%
- Peak year 2004 8,022 licensed
- Share of Renault Clios 0.3% of those licensed or SORN
- New registrations in 2025 5 registered for the first time
How many Renault Clio Sports are left in Great Britain?
There were 226 Renault Clio Sports licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 1,009 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 97.2% lower than its peak of 8,022 in 2004. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 81.7% of those still registered are off the road.
Renault Clio Sports licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 308 | – |
| 1998 | 524 | – |
| 1999 | 526 | – |
| 2000 | 1,751 | – |
| 2001 | 7,227 | – |
| 2002 | 7,726 | – |
| 2003 | 7,680 | – |
| 2004 | 8,022 | – |
| 2005 | 8,012 | – |
| 2006 | 7,778 | – |
| 2007 | 7,575 | 197 |
| 2008 | 7,222 | 291 |
| 2009 | 6,915 | 306 |
| 2010 | 6,426 | 429 |
| 2011 | 5,789 | 529 |
| 2012 | 5,126 | 516 |
| 2013 | 4,266 | 623 |
| 2014 | 3,373 | 653 |
| 2015 | 2,509 | 849 |
| 2016 | 1,809 | 986 |
| 2017 | 1,247 | 996 |
| 2018 | 875 | 1,027 |
| 2019 | 679 | 1,027 |
| 2020 | 516 | 1,061 |
| 2021 | 420 | 1,059 |
| 2022 | 351 | 1,080 |
| 2023 | 283 | 1,100 |
| 2024 | 243 | 1,047 |
| 2025 | 206 | 1,028 |
| 2026 | 226 | 1,009 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Renault Clio Sports have survived?
18.3% of the Renault Clio Sports 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 9.0%, so Renault Clio Sports are 2.0 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 7 other versions of the Renault Clio first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Renault Clio Sport | 18.3% |
| Other Renault Clio versions of the same age | 9.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Renault Clio Sport registrations over time
First registrations of Renault Clio Sports in Great Britain were highest in 2001, when this data begins, at 5,646. In 2025, 5 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 5,646 |
| ’02 | 530 |
| ’03 | 196 |
| ’04 | 233 |
| ’05 | 84 |
| ’06 | 10 |
| ’07 | 21 |
| ’08 | 1 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 5 |
| ’11 | 2 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 1 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 2 |
| ’16 | 2 |
| ’17 | 4 |
| ’18 | 1 |
| ’19 | 2 |
| ’20 | 3 |
| ’21 | 1 |
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 1 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 5 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Renault Clio Sport engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 208 Renault Clio Sports licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 74.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 20.7% have an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc. The share with an engine of 1,101cc to 1,200cc has fallen from 66.8% in 2014 to 20.7%.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,901cc to 2,000cc 154 licensed | 74.0% |
| 1,101cc to 1,200cc 43 licensed | 20.7% |
| Other sizes 11 licensed | 5.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,901–2,000cc | Petrol | 153 | 73.6% |
| 1,101–1,200cc | Petrol | 43 | 20.7% |
| 2,901–3,000cc | Petrol | 4 | 1.9% |
| 1,601–1,700cc | Petrol | 3 | 1.4% |
| 2,001–2,100cc | Petrol | 3 | 1.4% |
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
| Year | 1,901–2,000cc | 1,101–1,200cc |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30.3% | 66.8% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | 65.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | 62.9% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | 57.1% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | 49.6% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | 43.6% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | 38.3% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | 31.6% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | 27.1% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | 29.3% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | 23.8% |
| 2025 | 74.0% | 20.7% |
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 Sport 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 | 1,235 Renault Clio Sport 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 SPORT 16V”, “CLIO SPORT”, “CLIO SPORT 8V”. 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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