Renault Grand Modus: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Grand Modus fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 18 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,084 individual Renault Grand Modus tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 58.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 41 in every 100 Renault Grand Modus presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Renault Grand Modus tested had covered 77,825 miles and was built around 2010.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Renault Grand Modus bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Renault Grand Modus rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Renault Grand Modus actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Grand Modus

1. A position lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, 1.9% of tests (33.09x the national rate for this defect)
2. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 2.6% of tests (23.65x the national rate for this defect)
3. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 8% of tests (8.5x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 10.9% of tests (6.6x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6% of tests (3.65x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.5% of tests (3.34x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.9% of tests (2.93x the national rate for this defect)
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (2.54x the national rate for this defect)
9. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.1% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
10. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.8% of tests (2.38x the national rate for this defect)

From 4,112 DVSA-tracked Renault Grand Modus tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.4% of these flagged Renault Grand Modus defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Grand Modus pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Renault Grand Modus year:

• 2008 Renault Grand Modus - 58.4% first-time pass, 884 tests
• 2009 Renault Grand Modus - 58.8% first-time pass, 471 tests
• 2010 Renault Grand Modus - 60.4% first-time pass, 862 tests
• 2011 Renault Grand Modus - 59.6% first-time pass, 742 tests

Renault Grand Modus by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Renault Grand Modus - 61.3% first-time pass, 1,682 tests
• Diesel Renault Grand Modus - 56.5% first-time pass, 1,381 tests

Other Renault models

• Renault Clio - 61.6%
• Renault Captur - 79.7%
• Renault Megane - 61.1%
• Renault Trafic - 61.6%
• Renault Kadjar - 81.7%
• Renault Kangoo - 61.1%
• Renault Scenic - 62.3%
• Renault Twingo - 66.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Mazda 5 - 59%
• Nissan Pathfinder - 58.8%
• Hyundai Matrix - 58.7%
• Renault G - 58.5%
• Fiat Scudo - 58.3%
• Chevrolet Captiva - 58.3%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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