Renault Twingo: every year fails more than average

Based on 23,585 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

Avoid 2008, 2010 to 2013, and 2015 to 2016. The worst is the 2013, which fails its MOT 35% more often than other cars of the same age.

Found a Renault Twingo you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every Twingo model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Renault Twingo
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2008	3,040	41.8%	20% worse
2009	1,717	35.4%	about average
2010	4,368	38.2%	19% worse
2011	2,583	39.3%	30% worse
2012	1,319	34.6%	24% worse
2013 Worst	1,001	34.5%	35% worse
2015	5,158	24.7%	26% worse
2016	2,974	21.8%	29% worse
2017	1,425	15.8%	about average

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Renault Twingo, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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