53.9%
Renault Grand Scenic pass rate
Used Renault Grand Scenic buying guide
In 2025, Renault Grand Scenic cars passed 53.9% of 19,398 initial MOT tests, 18.4 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Renault Grand Scenic MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−18.4
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Grand Scenic sits 548th of 575 models in the data. Renault as a brand averaged 62.5%, so this model runs 8.6 points behind its own brand. Renault Grand Scenic cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 71.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 49.4%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Renault Grand Scenic MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Grand Scenic compares with similar cars.
Grand Scenic fuel types
Diesel made up 76.5% of Renault Grand Scenic MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the Grand Scenic fails its MOT
Where Renault Grand Scenic cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (8.7%), stop lamp not working (7.4%) and track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.3%). See every common Grand Scenic MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Renault Grand Scenic that failed, not a claim that every Grand Scenic has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Grand Scenic?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 32.6% of Grand Scenic failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 23.3% of Grand Scenic failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 13.1% of Grand Scenic failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 8.5% of Grand Scenic failure items.
5
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 6.7% of Grand Scenic failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Renault Grand Scenic failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Renault models
The most-tested Renault models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Grand Scenic.
Used Renault Grand Scenic FAQs
Is the Renault Grand Scenic reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 53.9% first-time pass rate for the Renault Grand Scenic across 19,398 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Renault Grand Scenic cars fail their MOT more often?
Renault Grand Scenic cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 71.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 49.4%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Renault Grand Scenic?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Renault Grand Scenic's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.