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AJ55 EHC

2005 Renault Clio

Black Petrol 1149cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires29 Mar 2024
Tests23 (15 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate65.2%

Mileage

117,506 mi
Last recorded117,506 miles
Recorded on3 Mar 2023
Typical for 2005 Renault Clio60,841 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAJ55 EHC
MakeRenault
ModelClio
Year2005
ColourBlack
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,149cc

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MOT History

15 pass 8 fail
Pass 3 Mar 2023 117,506 miles

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output [Both side] (4.1.4 (b))

Pass 18 Mar 2022 116,407 miles

Clucth pedal antislip rubber missing.

Exhaust mounting defective at final box rubber deteriorated and the middle broken. (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and rear. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Weeping slightly. (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Seatbelt sloww to retract.

Fail 18 Mar 2022 116,407 miles

Clucth pedal antislip rubber missing.

Exhaust mounting defective at final box rubber deteriorated and the middle broken. (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing and rear. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Weeping slightly. (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Offside Front Seatbelt sloww to retract.

Pass 30 Mar 2021 115,223 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both corroded on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Weeping slightly (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear exhaust rubber split/deteriorated

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing ALL (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 20 Mar 2021 115,214 miles

Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both corroded on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Weeping slightly (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear exhaust rubber split/deteriorated

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing ALL (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 20 Mar 2020 114,487 miles

Auxilary belt noisy.

Coolant overfilled.

Exhaust mounting defective Exhaust center mount rubber has snapped off. Rear mount rubber and perished and split. But secure. (6.1.2 (a))

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Both worn/corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Perished and cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Inner Cv gaitor leaking grease.

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective Faint kick-up (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective Faint kick-up (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Spare tyre 2 mm

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Zone A (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 25 Mar 2019 111,870 miles

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both front tyres perished and cracking outer edge. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Spare wheel 2 mm

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chip in zone a (3.2 (a) (i))

Fail 20 Mar 2019 111,741 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Bottom ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Auxilary belt frayed and perished

Front Headlight misty. Faint kick up.

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Both front tyres perished and cracking outer edge. (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Exhaust mounting defective Rear back box rubber split and perished (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Spare wheel 2 mm

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chip in zone a (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 7 Mar 2018 109,438 miles

Offside Front Inner brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Disc face corroded (3.5.1i)

Rear exhaust rubber splitting

Pass 22 Mar 2017 107,960 miles

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)

Fail 20 Mar 2017 107,838 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)

Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)

Nearside Steering rack gaiter split (2.2.D.2d)

Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)

Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h)

Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)

Offside Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.3.2f)

Offside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a pin/bush need doing soon (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2)

Pass 21 Mar 2016 100,152 miles
Fail 16 Mar 2016 100,118 miles

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)

Pass 17 Feb 2015 86,315 miles

slight earth fault on the o/s/r lamp unit

the front brakes are imbalanced

the o/s lower suspension arm inner bushes are deteriorated

the o/s/f ABS ring is fractured

Fail 17 Feb 2015 86,315 miles

Nearside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)

Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (2.4.G.1)

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

slight earth fault on the o/s/r lamp unit

the front brakes are imbalanced

the o/s lower suspension arm inner bushes are deteriorated

the o/s/f ABS ring is fractured

Pass 3 Mar 2014 82,295 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

n/s and o/s front anti rollbar links corroded

Fail 3 Mar 2014 82,295 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

n/s and o/s front anti rollbar links corroded

Pass 6 Nov 2012 74,849 miles

Nearside Front Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b)

Pass 10 Nov 2011 65,655 miles

both front tyres worn on inside and slightly out of shape

Pass 6 Oct 2010 53,208 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Front discs worn and lipped.

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

offside rear tyre slightly out of shape

Fail 5 Oct 2010 53,173 miles

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Front discs worn and lipped.

Front tyres worn on inner edges

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside rear tyre slightly out of shape

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 13 Oct 2009 44,066 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 14 Oct 2008 34,446 miles

How Reliable is the Renault Clio?

Based on 14,729,048 MOT tests across 1,134,954 vehicles.

67.1%
Pass Rate
5,436
Miles/Year
33
Year Lifespan
1,134,954
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 660,730
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 412,067
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 387,794
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid 323,634
position lamp(s) not working 317,331
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AJ55 EHC is a 2005 Renault Clio in Black with a 1,149cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.2%.

Across all 2005 Renault Clio models, the average MOT pass rate is 66.9% with a typical mileage of 60,841 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Renault Clio fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 660,730 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AJ55 EHC, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Renault Clio typically stays on UK roads for around 33 years. At 21 years old, this Renault Clio is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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AJ55 EHC is a 2005 Renault Clio, first registered on 21 October 2005.

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