2011 Renault Grand Espace: MOT pass rate and reliability

61.4% of 2011 Renault Grand Espaces pass the MOT first time, measured across 223 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 114,793 miles.

How the 2011 compares

• Against all Renault Grand Espaces (59.7%, 1,597 tests): +1.7 points
• Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -7.3 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Grand Espace model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Grand Espace:

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Grand Espace

The 2011 sits close to the Renault Grand Espace average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2011 Renault Grand Espace the average at test was 114,793 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2011 is the strongest year on record for this model at 61.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2007 Renault Grand Espace - 55.2%
• 2008 Renault Grand Espace - 56.8%
• 2010 Renault Grand Espace - 61%

All Renault Grand Espace MOT data · Every model