1,850 tests in 2025
Renault Wind reliability and MOT pass rate
63% passed first time. The 37% fail rate is 14.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 14 years old with 65,335 miles.
Pass rate
63%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
65,335 mi
14 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 32 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,818 | 37.2% |
What the Wind fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension17 dangerous55.9%
- Brakes86 dangerous34.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.5%
- Steering7 dangerous21.5%
- Tyres130 dangerous20.1%
- Visibility11.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks7.7%
- Body, chassis, structure6.7%
Is the Wind getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.7 points to 37% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.9 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,194 | 11 | 36.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,182 | 12 | 36.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,785 | 13 | 35.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,850 | 14 | 37% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Wind at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Wind in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken225 tests
- 2Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play126 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn103 tests
- 4Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements79 tests
- 5Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side61 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working53 tests
- 7Horn: not working41 tests
- 8Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure40 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Wind collects 2.79 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened430 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure252 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm161 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine129 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded111 tests
- 6Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened106 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn104 tests
- 8Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play103 tests
Questions
What is the Renault Wind MOT pass rate?
63% of the 1,850 Renault Wind first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Renault Wind usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 225 failed tests, followed by "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 55.9% of failures, brakes appears in 34.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 29.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 37.2%. The median Renault Wind tested in 2025 was 14 years old with 65,335 miles.
Is the Renault Wind getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.7 points to 37% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.9 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Wind trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Renault models
- Clio 36.8%
- Captur 19.9%
- Laguna 38.2%
- Kangoo Electric 19.8%
- Koleos 20.6%
- Grand Modus 42%
- G 41.5%
- Grand Espace 39.7%
- Espace 39.6%
- Megane Electric 16%
Checking a particular Wind?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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