Diesel Renault Grand Scenic: MOT pass rate

60.6% of diesel Renault Grand Scenics pass the MOT first time, measured across 15,761 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 100,649.

Diesel against the other Renault Grand Scenic versions

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 Scenic specifically, petrol is the strongest at 62.4%, and this diesel version sits 0.5 points below the 61.1% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

There is little to choose between fuel types on this model, so decide on running costs and mileage rather than MOT record. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, 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 Scenic had covered 100,649 miles at test, against 84,960 for the petrol. That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust.

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 Scenic page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a diesel Renault Grand Scenic

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 9.5% of tests (7.32x the national rate for this defect)
2. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 7.3% of tests (5.38x the national rate for this defect)
3. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (5.01x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 10.5% of tests (4.62x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 13.4% of tests (2.67x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.4% of tests (2.42x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.7% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this defect)
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2.6% of tests (2.07x 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, 2.5% of tests (2.02x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.6% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)

From 15,823 DVSA-tracked diesel Renault Grand Scenic tests, 2024, split out from the Renault Grand Scenic's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.29% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a diesel Renault Grand Scenic

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 6.9% of tests (5.17x the national rate for this defect), also fails
2. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 5% of tests (3.67x the national rate for this defect)
3. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 3.3% of tests (3x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 6.6% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 24% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 23% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect), also fails
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.4% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect), also fails
8. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 10.2% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 39.4% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.8% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect), also fails

From 15,823 DVSA-tracked diesel Renault Grand Scenic tests, 2024.

Other Renault Grand Scenic fuel types

• Petrol Renault Grand Scenic - 62.4%

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