Petrol Renault Scenic: MOT pass rate

61.6% of petrol Renault Scenics pass the MOT first time, measured across 13,661 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 83,135.

Petrol against the other Renault Scenic versions

Fuel Pass rate Tests
Diesel 63.2% 23,598
Petrol 61.6% 13,661
All Renault Scenic62.6%37,281

Why the fuel type changes the number

Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.

On the Renault Scenic specifically, diesel is the strongest at 63.2%, and this petrol version sits 1 points below the 62.6% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The petrol Renault Scenic 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 petrol Renault Scenic had covered 83,135 miles at test, against 87,943 for the diesel. 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 Scenic page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Other Renault Scenic fuel types

All Renault Scenic MOT data · Every model