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Renault Scenic MOT fail rate by age

How often the Renault Scenic fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 175,093 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 12 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 12 (n=17,571)45.5%
All cars at 12 years (n=7,303,151)36.0%
Median mileage at test86,403
All cars, median mileage87,673

267 of 299 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 12 years.

What stands out

  • At 5 years the Renault Scenic fails 19.1% of MOTs (2,487 tests), 3.7 points above the 15.3% for all cars that age. At 23 years it fails 42.9% (2,124 tests), 3.3 points above the 39.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 10 years: 10.4 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 12 years: Coil spring broken, at 13.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

5 years 23 years 57.0%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Renault Scenic: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
5 years19.1%2,48715.3%+3.7 pts33,829 miles
6 years20.9%3,90217.8%+3.1 pts40,890 miles
7 years25.4%6,72220.6%+4.8 pts48,981 miles
8 years32.1%9,31223.8%+8.3 pts57,336 miles
9 years36.3%10,86127.1%+9.2 pts64,440 miles
10 years40.7%12,26730.3%+10.4 pts71,352 miles
11 years43.3%13,83733.3%+10.1 pts78,942 miles
12 years45.5%17,57136.0%+9.6 pts86,403 miles
13 years45.9%16,07338.3%+7.7 pts91,532 miles
14 years47.8%16,24340.3%+7.5 pts93,916 miles
15 years50.5%15,98141.6%+8.9 pts95,021 miles
16 years51.1%12,28242.6%+8.5 pts92,241 miles
17 years51.8%9,98343.1%+8.7 pts86,840 miles
18 years51.0%6,98943.3%+7.7 pts79,340 miles
19 years49.0%5,45343.2%+5.8 pts83,447 miles
20 years47.3%4,79942.8%+4.5 pts91,268 miles
21 years45.1%4,47742.1%+3.0 pts97,657 miles
22 years45.2%3,73041.0%+4.2 pts101,757 miles
23 years42.9%2,12439.6%+3.3 pts101,746 miles

Most common fail items at 12 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major13.1
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major9.7
Anti-roll bar link worn Major5.4
Driveshaft CV boot split Major4.7
Suspension ball joint worn Major4

Out of 17,571 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake light not working Major7.7
Side/position light not working Major4.1
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.9
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.6
Wipers not clearing screen Major3.3

Out of 17,571 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 12 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Renault Clio50.6%80,92936.0%
Renault Megane49.0%48,76036.0%
Renault Grand Scenic50.7%13,70436.0%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200122 years in 202344.1%1,04241.0%
200222 years in 202444.4%1,12941.0%
200321 years in 202445.2%1,17442.1%
200518 years in 202352.4%1,37943.3%
200619 years in 202549.6%1,46143.2%
200718 years in 202551.0%2,15943.3%
200817 years in 202552.4%1,98643.1%
200916 years in 202548.8%1,59542.6%
201015 years in 202547.8%5,17541.6%
201114 years in 202546.2%3,62440.3%
201213 years in 202542.5%2,45538.3%
201312 years in 202543.8%2,77136.0%
201411 years in 202542.6%3,05133.3%
201510 years in 202537.2%3,03230.3%
20169 years in 202530.2%1,37427.1%
20178 years in 202525.0%1,53423.8%

More on the Renault Scenic

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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