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Renault Captur
MOT 2023
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Captur

157,015 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Capturs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

81.2%

Pass-after-fix

3.6%

Fail

14.8%

Avg miles

46,679

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Captur: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 157,015 MOT tests, the Captur returns 81.2% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is worn suspension bushes. Tyre tread under the limit and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 46,679, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    4,297 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    3,966 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  3. 03

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    3,542 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    2,855 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  5. 05

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    2,337 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  6. 06

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,187 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  7. 07

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    2,160 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    2,085 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    1,809 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

  10. 10

    A tyre seriously damaged

    1,695 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 5 failures

£248–£655

If every one of this Captur's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

Search Amazon UK

Item 03 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a Captur?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Captur and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.