Renault Trafic reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Renault

Model: Trafic

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 798,065 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

69.0%

Share of this model's 798,065 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

44.1 mpg

CO2 emission

179 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

130,956

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

141,889

Healthy mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

12.5

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

94,402

94,401 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

798,065

798,065 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Uncommon

94,402On the road

Insight summary

Renault Trafic is an uncommon model in this snapshot, with 94,402 represented vehicles and 0.23% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 69.0% from 798,065 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 34. The current pool shows an average of 130,956 miles and an average age of 12.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 141,889 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and track rod ends. The practical read is that the Renault Trafic deserves a careful inspection before buying, because condition and maintenance appear to matter more than the badge.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	93,623
PETROL	774
LPG	4
ELECTRIC DIESEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	32,877
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21,190
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	20,149
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	19,908
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	15,345
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14,359
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	13,962
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13,480
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13,189
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	11,838
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11,451
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	10,042
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9,955
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9,582
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	9,285
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	9,274
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	9,164
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8,580
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	8,308
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	6,793
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6,729
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	6,481
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6,330
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	6,234
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))	6,047

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 300,552 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

32,877

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

21,190

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

20,149

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

19,908

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

15,345

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

14,359

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

13,962

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

13,480

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

13,189

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

11,838

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

11,451

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

10,042

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

9,955

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

9,582

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

9,285

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

9,274

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

9,164

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

8,580

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

8,308

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

6,793

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

6,729

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

6,481

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

6,330

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

6,234

Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))

6,047

Renault Trafic reliability and MOT data