16,881 tests in 2025
Renault Grand Scenic reliability and MOT pass rate
61.6% passed first time. The 38.4% fail rate is 15.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 14 years old with 97,050 miles.
Pass rate
61.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 38.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
97,050 mi
14 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 252 | 16.3% |
| 6-9 years | 3,664 | 28.2% |
| 10-13 years | 3,801 | 38.5% |
| 14+ years | 9,164 | 43% |
What the Grand Scenic fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension122 dangerous52.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment48 dangerous47%
- Brakes983 dangerous25.7%
- Tyres1,355 dangerous20.5%
- Steering72 dangerous18.8%
- Body, chassis, structure39 dangerous11.9%
- Visibility5 dangerous11.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks7 dangerous11.1%
Is the Grand Scenic getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 38.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27,609 | 12 | 38.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 24,477 | 12 | 38.2% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 18,840 | 13 | 39.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 16,830 | 14 | 38.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Grand Scenic at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Grand Scenic in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken1,568 tests
- 2Stop lamp: not working991 tests
- 3Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play987 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn944 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working721 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick648 tests
- 7Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn545 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm515 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Grand Scenic collects 3.02 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,888 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2,866 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2,085 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,365 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,253 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,153 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,103 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,102 tests
Questions
What is the Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
61.6% of the 16,881 Renault Grand Scenic first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 38.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Renault Grand Scenic usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 1,568 failed tests, followed by "Stop lamp: not working" and "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play". By section, suspension appears in 52.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 47% of failures, brakes appears in 25.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 16.3%; at 14+ years it was 43%. The median Renault Grand Scenic tested in 2025 was 14 years old with 97,050 miles.
Is the Renault Grand Scenic getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.4 points to 38.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 3.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Grand Scenic trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Renault models
Checking a particular Grand Scenic?
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