Fiat Talento
Registered from 2016 to 2021.
About this model
The Renault Trafic is a light commercial van produced by the French automaker Renault since 1980. It has also been marketed as the Fiat Talento, the Nissan NV300, the Nissan Primastar and the Mitsubishi Express. Until 2019, it was also sold as the Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro by Opel and its associated company Vauxhall. From early 2022 onwards, the van is also marketed by Renault Trucks as the Renault Trucks Trafic.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Trafic, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2017 1.6 diesel. 181 of 783 tests failed, 23%.
Better than 2% of 2017 cars. The typical one fails 12%, across 926 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 49% | 89 |
| Steering | 28% | 51 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 28% | 50 |
| Brakes | 25% | 46 |
| Tyres and wheels | 15% | 28 |
| Lights and electrics | 14% | 26 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 93% of 2017 cars — 49% of its 181 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 18%.
- Steering: failed more often than 99% of 2017 cars — 28% of its 181 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 1%.
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 96% of 2017 cars — 28% of its 181 failed tests, where an ordinary 2017 car has 7%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 49% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Steering — 28% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Exhaust and emissions — 28% of its failures
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Tyres and wheels — 15% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 14% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 24% of its inspections, against the 17% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 10% | 100 | |
| 40–60k miles | 26% | 13% | 165 | |
| 60–80k miles | 24% | 15% | 162 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 16% | 140 | |
| 100–120k miles | 25% | 17% | 81 | |
| 120–140k miles | 24% | 17% | 63 |
711 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 diesel · 129 hp · 2032 kg · 3418 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 2.0 diesel · 159 hp · 2037 kg · 3371 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.6 diesel · 122 hp · 2029 kg · 3361 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 1.6 diesel · 133 hp · 2050 kg · 3329 mm wheelbase · 6.9 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 1.6 diesel · 134 hp · 2014 kg · 3242 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 1.6 diesel · 132 hp · 1900 kg · 3263 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01657/21
The seatbelt reminder for the rear left and middle seats could fail, i.e. neither visual nor audible indication of whether or not the seat belts are in use, which may increase the risk of injury to passengers. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users