Diesel Renault Grand Modus: MOT pass rate

56.5% of diesel Renault Grand Modus pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,381 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 88,092.

Diesel against the other Renault Grand Modus versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Petrol 61.3% 1,682
Diesel 56.5% 1,381
All Renault Grand Modus59.1%3,063

Why the fuel type changes the number

Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.

On the Renault Grand Modus specifically, petrol is the strongest at 61.3%, and this diesel version sits 2.6 points below the 59.1% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The diesel Renault Grand Modus fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average diesel Renault Grand Modus had covered 88,092 miles at test, against 70,940 for the petrol. That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Renault Grand Modus page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other Renault Grand Modus fuel types

All Renault Grand Modus MOT data · Every model