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1,895 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Captur Iconic Dcis pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 10.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
88.0%
Pass-after-fix
1.9%
Fail
9.4%
Avg miles
30,275
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Diesel cars registered from September 2015 generally meet Euro 6 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,895 tests
Pass rate drops 7.0 points across the cohorts — recent Captur Iconic Dci examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
89.0%
Fail
8.6%
PRS
2.0%
Avg mileage at test
30,588 mi
Pass
82.0%
Fail
14.6%
PRS
1.5%
Avg mileage at test
28,285 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 922 MOT tests, the Captur Iconic Dci returns 88.0% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a tyre with the cords showing. Worn suspension bushes and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 23,963, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
30 occurrences · 1.6% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
29 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
28 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
23 occurrences · 1.2% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
17 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
Wiper blade defective
14 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
12 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
10 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated
8 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached
7 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£280–£590
If every one of this Captur Iconic Dci's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 7.0-point gap between bands means the year you buy Renault Captur Iconic Dci has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.
Best band to buy
89.0%
2018–2020 registration
the 2018–2020 band climbs to 89.0% — a 7.0-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: pin or bush excessively worn, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
82.0%
2021+ registration
On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 82.0% pass rate against a fleet average of 89.0% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: has ply or cords exposed, pin or bush excessively worn, and pin or bush likely to become detached. Average mileage on test for this band is 28,285 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (89.0% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (82.0% pass). That's a 7.0-point spread across 261 older tests and 1,634 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Captur Iconic Dci and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
