Repair or replace Clio 172

LiamS77

  Clio 200FF

• Jan 16, 2026

• #1

Hi all, don’t really post much, more of a search button person but after some advice.

I have a Clio 172 for the last four years, just recently had its MOT and came back with some advisory’s as to be expected. Working out how much it would cost to fix and replace, along with belts due later this year. The costs are comming close to the value of the car and I’m unsure what to do? Do I suck it up and pay or do I run it for a while and see what else is out there.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

 

Howell

ClioSport Club Member

• Jan 16, 2026

• #2

4 tyres and a set of rear brakes isn't too bad?

 

Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!

ClioSport Club Member

• Jan 16, 2026

• #3

500 quid here.

 

LiamS77

  Clio 200FF

• Jan 16, 2026

• #4

I worked it at

Tyres x4 £300 fitted
Rear brakes discs £150
Rear pads £20
Tracking £40
Belts £700-1000
Needs a CV joint as started to click £?

Total £1210-1510

Value of the car is probably around £2.5k

 

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daveski

ClioSport Club Member

  Phase 1 172

• Jan 16, 2026

• #5

I'd fix that, nothing that outside of normal car use.
If you want to get rid let me know, I'll have it!

 

TheBandit

ClioSport Club Member

  Monaco172, Green1.2

• Jan 16, 2026

• #6

Do you love the car? Pay for the work

Want to try something new? Somebody on here will snap it up

It's a sort of lose-lose situation, either you pay for the work to up the car value or the value drops significantly because it needs so much work

As @daveski says the maintenance is nothing out of the ordinary just a shame it's all due at once!

 

Ol’ Tarby

ClioSport Moderator

  Clio 220 Trophy

• Jan 16, 2026

• #7

Fix? It's not broken, they're just general maintenance items

 

colesy

ClioSport Club Member

  172 182 197 E61 530D

• Jan 16, 2026

• #8

That’s worth repairing it’s just maintenance items.

 

Bankrupt_drunk

ClioSport Club Member

  Clio 172

• Jan 16, 2026

• #9

That's just car running costs. It's always a shame that it happens, but it's part of the deal.

 

TC.

ClioSport Club Member

• Jan 16, 2026

• #10

LiamS77 said:

I worked it at

Tyres x4 £300 fitted
Rear brakes discs £150
Rear pads £20
Tracking £40
Belts £700-1000
Needs a CV joint as started to click £?

Total £1210-1510

Value of the car is probably around £2.5k

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With all that work done and assuming it’s not rusted through a 172 with those miles will be worth a fair bit more than £2500.

 

cat171

ClioSport Club Member

• Jan 16, 2026

• #11

Get the bits done and keep it.

 

LiamS77

  Clio 200FF

• Jan 17, 2026

• #12

Thanks for the advice. I will start to get it fixed and get it in good shape to be enjoyed in the summer.

 

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npt

ClioSport Club Member

  BMW 320d- 172 cup

• Jan 17, 2026

• #13

Its a day's work, find someone who works on these nearest to you, always the easiest way if not doing it yourself

 

Chocice

ClioSport Club Member

  172 Cup

• Monday at 11:15 PM

• #14

On the other hand, you have had it 4 years maybe time for a change! Just a thought.

 

Colin-S

ClioSport Club Member

  172 Cup

• Tuesday at 12:27 AM

• #15

Get new tyres, rear pads and discs then run it for a bit and see if you want to keep it

Hows the rust? thats the real expensive fix on these!

 

Flob

ClioSport Club Member

  182, E46 M3, 1000RR

• Tuesday at 12:40 AM

• #16

Whatever car you replace it with might need those exact things too. Are belts really that much now??

Will you fit the rear discs? If so Autodoc has Brembo rear discs for £58 a side.

 

LiamS77

  Clio 200FF

• Yesterday at 8:05 PM

• #17

A tidy bit of surface rust on the bottom of the car by the petrol tank, I take the arches off in the spring and clean all out.

Yes I will fit the rear discs, to keep costs down

Unfortunately the complete kit is around £700.

Thanks for the advice

 

Darren S

ClioSport Club Member

  Black Gold 199

• Today at 8:50 AM

• #18

LiamS77 said:

A tidy bit of surface rust on the bottom of the car by the petrol tank, I take the arches off in the spring and clean all out.

Yes I will fit the rear discs, to keep costs down

Unfortunately the complete kit is around £700.

Thanks for the advice

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Simple really. The thousands I've spent on mine over the years was purely to continue my enjoyment of it. I'm not owning it for any financial gain and also for the fact that the last one I saw on the road was around September last year.

Given their age and what they are designed for - they are the complete antithesis of 99% of every piece of generic crap that you see within car showrooms these days. With very few exceptions, I couldn't buy anything new that closely reflected what the 1*2 was about and that novelty alone is a big pull for me.

If you've no connection to the car - then it is what it is and you could quite easily sell up and move on. As Colin-S mentioned, rust will be a factor for their age now and I've had two rounds of invasive 'surgery' on my 182 that combined easily surpassed its trade-in value. If you do go down that route however, you might be a bit surprised at just how many panels are still available from Renault in France.