Renault Motorhome
Registered from 2005 to 2009.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 2.5 diesel. 15 of 79 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 85% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 60% | 9 |
| Suspension | 47% | 7 |
| Brakes | 27% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 13% | 2 |
| Visibility | 13% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 7% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 96% of 2007 cars — 60% of its 15 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 39%.
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 — 47% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Exhaust and emissions — 7% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 60% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp
- Body and structure — 13% of its failures
- Visibility — 13% of its failures