Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Renault Grand Scenic in Great Britain in 2025 — 18,950 tests. Figures cover every Grand Scenic first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Grand Scenic ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
54.0%
18.3 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
18,950
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
11.4%
of Grand Scenic first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
81,250
middle half: 63,750–101,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Renault Grand Scenic cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 24,347 Renault Grand Scenic cars that were taxed or on SORN: 19,266 taxed and 5,081 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Renault Grand Scenic vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
19,266
79.1% of the 24,347 Grand Scenic cars taxed or on SORN; 225 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
5,081
declared off the road by their keepers — 20.9% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Grand Scenic cars peaked at 67,713 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 48,447 (71.5%) to 19,266 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 1,346 at the end of 2014 to 5,081 at the end of 2025, up 277.5%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Grand Scenic cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k80k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2014: 68kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2015: 66kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2016: 62kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2017: 56kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2018: 50kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2019: 44kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2020: 38kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2021: 34kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2022: 30kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2023: 27kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2024: 23kTaxed Grand Scenic cars, year 2025: 19k19k
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YearTaxed Grand Scenic cars
201467,713
201565,598
201661,964
201756,063
201849,648
201943,616
202038,233
202133,852
202230,253
202326,503
202422,645
202519,266

Grand Scenic cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

02k4k6k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Grand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2014: 1kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2015: 2kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2016: 3kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2017: 3kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2018: 4kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2019: 4kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2020: 4kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2021: 5kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2022: 5kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2023: 5kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2024: 5kGrand Scenic cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearGrand Scenic cars on SORN
20141,346
20152,086
20162,844
20173,433
20183,645
20194,000
20204,456
20214,533
20224,589
20234,891
20244,979
20255,081

Which model years survive

Taxed Grand Scenic cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 19,266 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Grand Scenic cars
20202671.4%
20198714.5%
20186033.1%
20171,0235.3%
20161,2326.4%
20151,4707.6%
20141,6758.7%
20131,1075.7%
20121,5348.0%
20112,81514.6%
20103,83519.9%
20098784.6%
20086563.4%
20075993.1%
20063822.0%
20052731.4%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)460.2%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name GRAND SCENIC under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Grand Scenic ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Grand Scenic vs all cars, 2025.

Renault Grand ScenicAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 6: 69.3%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 7: 69.5%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 8: 63.9%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 9: 62.5%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 10: 59.3%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 11: 54.8%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 12: 51.3%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 13: 50.2%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 14: 50.2%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 15: 48.1%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 16: 50.4%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 17: 44.5%Renault Grand Scenic, vehicle age 18: 47.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Renault Grand Scenic 47.7%
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Age (years)Grand Scenic testsGrand Scenic pass rateAll cars
689869.3%83.5%
765069.5%80.9%
81,09563.9%78.2%
91,29762.5%74.9%
101,37059.3%71.9%
1185254.8%68.6%
121,04351.3%65.8%
131,63950.2%63.5%
143,12050.2%61.2%
153,44548.1%59.3%
1697250.4%58.3%
1777844.5%57.2%
1873047.7%57.4%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Grand Scenic's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Grand Scenic beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Grand Scenic behind
-16-8+0+8+16Age 6: -14.2 points vs the average carAge 7: -11.4 points vs the average car7Age 8: -14.3 points vs the average carAge 9: -12.4 points vs the average car9Age 10: -12.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -13.8 points vs the average car11Age 12: -14.5 points vs the average carAge 13: -13.3 points vs the average car13Age 14: -11.0 points vs the average carAge 15: -11.2 points vs the average car15Age 16: -7.9 points vs the average carAge 17: -12.7 points vs the average car17Age 18: -9.7 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
6-14.2
7-11.4
8-14.3
9-12.4
10-12.6
11-13.8
12-14.5
13-13.3
14-11.0
15-11.2
16-7.9
17-12.7
18-9.7

The Grand Scenic fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Grand Scenic fleet still in use.

01k2k3k4kAge 6: 8986Age 7: 650Age 8: 1k8Age 9: 1kAge 10: 1k10Age 11: 852Age 12: 1k12Age 13: 1kAge 14: 3k14Age 15: 3kAge 16: 97216Age 17: 778Age 18: 73018Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
6898
7650
81,095
91,297
101,370
11852
121,043
131,639
143,120
153,445
16972
17778
18730

What a Grand Scenic fails on

Where the failure items land when a Grand Scenic fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.7%
Suspension23.4%
Brakes13.2%
Tyres8.5%
Steering6.7%
Visibility5.2%
Body, chassis, structure4.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Grand Scenic, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 30.4% of advisories30.4%Tyres: 24.9% of advisories24.9%Suspension: 20.8% of advisories20.8%Non-component advisories: 7.7% of advisories7.7%Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 5.6% of advisoriesSteering: 3.1% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSteering
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes30.4%
Tyres24.9%
Suspension20.8%
Non-component advisories7.7%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5.6%
Steering3.1%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Grand Scenic?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Grand Scenic fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 53.5% of 14,408 tests53.5%Diesel14,408 testsPetrol: 55.4% of 4,481 tests55.4%Petrol4,481 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel14,40853.5%
Petrol4,48155.4%

What mileage is normal for a Grand Scenic?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Grand Scenic; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Grand Scenic (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k681012141618Vehicle age (years)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–56,250)Age 7: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 46,250–76,250)Age 8: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 51,250–83,750)Age 9: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–98,750)Age 10: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–101,250)Age 11: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 73,750–116,250)Age 12: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 81,250–121,250)Age 13: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)Age 14: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 88,750–126,250)Age 15: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 96,250–136,250)Age 16: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 93,750–141,250)Age 17: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)Age 18: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 86,250–128,750)106k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
633,75043,75056,250
746,25056,25076,250
851,25066,25083,750
958,75078,75098,750
1063,75081,250101,250
1173,75091,250116,250
1281,25098,750121,250
1386,250103,750128,750
1488,750106,250126,250
1596,250116,250136,250
1693,750118,750141,250
1786,250106,250128,750
1886,250106,250128,750

What fails at each age

The Grand Scenic's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

SuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentTyresBrakesVisibilitySteeringEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsSuspension27.3%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.4%
6-9 yrsTyres17.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes13.2%
6-9 yrsVisibility5.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.6%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.1%
10-13 yrsSuspension27.1%
10-13 yrsBrakes14.1%
10-13 yrsTyres9.5%
10-13 yrsSteering8.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29.4%
14+ yrsSuspension24.8%
14+ yrsBrakes14.7%
14+ yrsTyres7.6%
14+ yrsSteering7.5%
14+ yrsEverything else16.0%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.