2002 Renault Scenic: MOT pass rate and reliability

61.3% of 2002 Renault Scenics pass the MOT first time, measured across 385 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 107,661 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Renault Scenics (62.6%, 37,281 tests): -1.3 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): -4.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Scenic model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Scenic:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2001 62.4% 210 111,714
2002 61.3% 385 107,661
2003 59.9% 486 95,206
2004 57.4% 619 61,136
2005 55.4% 893 70,309
2006 57.3% 2,051 95,833
2007 57.2% 3,016 94,745
2008 57.6% 2,578 94,496
2009 59.4% 1,907 99,898
2010 60% 6,055 101,479
2011 61.2% 4,104 92,122
2012 62.2% 2,656 88,254
2013 61.1% 2,930 80,446
2014 63.2% 3,179 75,746
2015 71.5% 3,067 66,750
2016 77.6% 1,087 57,846
2017 80.5% 1,105 48,967
2018 86.3% 583 41,516
2019 86.6% 290 30,530

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Scenic

The 2002 sits close to the Renault Scenic 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 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 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 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. On a 2002 Renault Scenic the average at test was 107,661 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.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 86.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 55.4%. That 31.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Renault Scenic MOT data · Every model