MOT comparison

Renault Clio Mk3 vs Nissan Micra K12

How the Renault Clio Mk3 (2005–2012) and the Nissan Micra K12 (2002–2010) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Renault Clio Mk3

2,935,876

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2012

Passes more often in 1 of 15 mileage bands

Nissan Micra K12

3,198,992

MOT tests compared · built 2002–2010

Passes more often in 13 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Renault Clio Mk3 Nissan Micra K12

Under 10,000 miles 90.4% vs 92.0%

46,268 and 99,204 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.3% vs 88.5%

197,658 and 309,412 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 76.6% vs 82.9%

303,847 and 409,968 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 68.8% vs 76.6%

340,516 and 410,727 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 61.6% vs 70.0%

340,368 and 382,482 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 55.5% vs 63.8%

327,606 and 345,578 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 51.0% vs 58.8%

304,065 and 300,476 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 47.6% vs 55.0%

272,543 and 252,020 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 45.4% vs 52.0%

231,335 and 202,849 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 44.1% vs 49.6%

183,284 and 155,527 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 43.0% vs 47.3%

261,561 and 218,688 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 42.9% vs 45.0%

91,111 and 78,571 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 42.9% vs 44.0%

26,268 and 23,886 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 42.5% vs 42.8%

6,919 and 6,870 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 45.0% vs 43.2%

2,527 and 2,734 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Renault Clio Mk3 fails more often on

Parking brake

Fails about twice as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 3.5% of MOTs against 1.7%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Front track rod end

Fails about twice as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 5.4% of MOTs against 2.3%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Rear seat belt

Fails about 3 times as often as the Nissan Micra K12: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.61%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands

Nissan Micra K12 fails more often on

Front direction indicator

Fails about 6 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.30%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Registration plate lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 2.5% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.