2015 Renault Master 2.3L Diesel · LX65 UOB

The 2015 Renault Master passed its most recent MOT on 20 November 2025 at 143,896 miles, but the maintenance trend is not reassuring. The vehicle failed on 31 October 2025 at 143,890 miles for multiple lighting defects, a worn brake pedal anti-slip provision, and slight play in the nearside front lower suspension arm ball joint. That same ball joint advisory carried over into the November pass, meaning the joint was flagged as degraded a month earlier and was not replaced, only re-examined. A tester does not clear an advisory unless the item is rectified or re-inspected within a narrow tolerance, so this suggests marginal wear was tolerated rather than repaired. The pattern across the record is one of recurring minor faults rather than systematic correction. Mileage accumulation is high for an eleven-year-old van. Between 18 October 2024 at 134,046 miles and 20 November 2025 at 143,896 miles, the vehicle covered 9,850 miles in just over twelve months, which is consistent with sustained commercial use. The earlier gap from 31 October 2023 at 132,621 miles to 15 October 2024 at 134,041 miles shows only 1,420 miles in nearly a full year, indicating either a period of very light use or a spell standing idle. That uneven usage pattern can cause its own problems, including brake disc corrosion from prolonged standing, dried-out rubber bushes, and moisture ingress into electrical connectors, which may partly explain the repeated lighting failures. The October 2025 failure listed both left and right position lamps with multiple light sources inoperative, a non-functioning central upper stop lamp with a defective lens, and a missing nearside side repeater. These are not isolated bulb failures. Multiple lighting circuits failing simultaneously points to a common earth fault, corroded wiring loom, or water ingress into rear lamp clusters rather than simple bulb replacement. A buyer should inspect the rear lamp cluster housings for moisture, check the earth points behind the dashboard and in the rear light apertures, and test all functions including indicators, hazards, and number plate illumination before purchase. The front suspension requires close physical inspection. Slight play in the nearside lower arm ball joint was flagged in both the October failure and the November pass, and both front anti-roll bar ball joints showed slight play in the October 2023 test at 132,621 miles. On a van that has now covered over 143,000 miles, worn ball joints and anti-roll bar links are consumable items, but the fact that advisories persist across multiple tests suggests replacement has been deferred. The brake pedal anti-slip provision was worn smooth in October 2025, which indicates heavy use and a driver who may have been operating the vehicle with worn pedal rubbers, potentially affecting pedal feel under emergency braking. Have a technician put the van on a lift, check the lower arm ball joints with a lever test, inspect the anti-roll bar links for play, and examine the brake pedal rubber and pedal box mounting. The nearside front outer CV boot was severely deteriorated in October 2023 at 132,621 miles; if that joint has not been replaced, expect to find a clicking noise on full lock and a grease-splattered inner wing.