Renault LL29 DCI 100
Registered from 2002 to 2006.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 1.9 diesel. 34 of 120 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 44% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 62% | 21 |
| Brakes | 50% | 17 |
| Suspension | 50% | 17 |
| Steering | 32% | 11 |
| Visibility | 24% | 8 |
| Tyres and wheels | 15% | 5 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 96% of 2005 cars — 62% of its 34 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 41%.
- Steering: failed more often than 99% of 2005 cars — 32% of its 34 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 5%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 90% of 2005 cars — 24% of its 34 failed tests, where an ordinary 2005 car has 9%.
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.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Steering — 32% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 15% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 62% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 24% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen