2013 Renault Clio 1.5L Diesel · LR13 CZJ

The 2013 Renault Clio presents a stable and improving maintenance trend, culminating in a clean pass on 2 August 2025 at 100,295 miles with zero defects recorded. This is a significant turnaround from the preceding two years, where the car failed and passed on the same day in July 2024, and failed again in August 2023. The most recent test confirms that all previously flagged tyre wear and the split offside front CV boot have been rectified, indicating the last owner addressed these issues promptly rather than deferring them. The mileage accumulation is consistent and unremarkable for a thirteen-year-old supermini. Between the August 2023 test at 92,548 miles and the July 2024 test at 96,593 miles, the car covered 4,045 miles in roughly eleven months. The jump from 96,593 miles in July 2024 to 100,295 miles by August 2025 represents 3,702 miles over thirteen months, confirming a steady but not excessive annual pace of around 7,700 miles. There are no suspicious gaps or sudden spikes in the odometer record that would suggest long periods of disuse or clocking concerns. Despite the clean 2025 result, the recurring pattern of both front tyres wearing to the legal limit on their inner edges across multiple consecutive tests points to a persistent alignment or suspension geometry issue. Buyers should inspect the front suspension bushes, tracking, and wheel alignment carefully, as repeated edge wear on both sides strongly suggests the toe setting has been out of specification for some time. The perished nearside rear tyre flagged in 2024 and the split offside front CV boot that caused the 2024 failure were both fixed before the 2025 pass, but a physical underbody inspection is still advisable to confirm the CV joint itself has not suffered premature wear from dirt ingress. Given the car has now reached six figures on the clock, a thorough check of the exhaust system for corrosion, the condition of all brake discs and pads, and any signs of structural rust around the sills and subframes would be prudent before purchase.