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Renault Clio vs Toyota Yaris

Both are superminis. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Toyota Yaris is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 18.2% of the time, against 34.0% for the Renault Clio.

Renault Clio

34.0%

fail at age 7

Rank 234 of 239 · 52k miles at 7 · 230,216 tests

Toyota Yaris

18.2%

fail at age 7

Rank 112 of 239 · 45k miles at 7 · 323,618 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory17.9%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail10.5%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail8.9%

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etcFail4.7%

A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mountingAdvisory4.5%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory4.0%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory8.8%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory5.9%

A wheel bearing excessively roughAdvisory2.8%

A wheel bearing excessively roughFail2.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.5%

A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%