Renault Scenic MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Renault Scenic in Great Britain in 2025 — 34,462 tests. Figures cover every Scenic first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Scenic ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
56.4%
15.9 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
34,462
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
10.0%
of Scenic first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
68,750
middle half: 51,250–88,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Renault Scenic cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 46,276 Renault Scenic cars that were taxed or on SORN: 38,690 taxed and 7,586 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 Scenic vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
38,690
83.6% of the 46,276 Scenic cars taxed or on SORN; 221 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
7,586
declared off the road by their keepers — 16.4% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Scenic cars peaked at 111,721 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 73,031 (65.4%) to 38,690 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 2,246 at the end of 2014 to 7,586 at the end of 2025, up 237.8%. 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 Scenic cars, year by year

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

050k100k150k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Scenic cars, year 2014: 112kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2015: 107kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2016: 98kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2017: 87kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2018: 75kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2019: 65kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2020: 56kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2021: 48kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2022: 43kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2023: 38kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2024: 37kTaxed Scenic cars, year 2025: 39k39k
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YearTaxed Scenic cars
2014111,721
2015106,594
201698,117
201786,586
201875,373
201964,789
202056,105
202148,418
202242,912
202337,706
202436,507
202538,690

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.

02k4k6k8k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Scenic cars on SORN, year 2014: 2kScenic cars on SORN, year 2015: 4kScenic cars on SORN, year 2016: 5kScenic cars on SORN, year 2017: 6kScenic cars on SORN, year 2018: 6kScenic cars on SORN, year 2019: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2020: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2021: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2022: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2023: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2024: 7kScenic cars on SORN, year 2025: 8k8k
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YearScenic cars on SORN
20142,246
20153,616
20165,061
20175,783
20186,153
20196,569
20207,148
20217,181
20227,178
20237,423
20247,478
20257,586

Which model years survive

Taxed Scenic cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 38,690 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 Scenic cars
20256,93617.9%
20243,95510.2%
20185561.4%
20171,0282.7%
20161,0622.7%
20152,9487.6%
20142,8327.3%
20132,6576.9%
20122,3446.1%
20113,2348.4%
20104,20610.9%
20091,3383.5%
20081,6364.2%
20071,7454.5%
20061,1473.0%
20054371.1%
All other build years (six years, each under 1%)6291.6%

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 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 Scenic ages

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

Renault ScenicAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Renault Scenic, vehicle age 7: 78.7%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 8: 74.9%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 9: 69.7%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 10: 62.6%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 11: 57.3%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 12: 55.9%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 13: 57.3%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 14: 53.5%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 15: 51.9%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 16: 50.8%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 17: 47.3%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 18: 48.6%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 19: 49.9%Renault Scenic, vehicle age 20: 49.6%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 Scenic 49.6%
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Age (years)Scenic testsScenic pass rateAll cars
761978.7%80.9%
81,52774.9%78.2%
91,37169.7%74.9%
103,01862.6%71.9%
113,04757.3%68.6%
122,75755.9%65.8%
132,44457.3%63.5%
143,59453.5%61.2%
155,14451.9%59.3%
161,58450.8%58.3%
171,97547.3%57.2%
182,14348.6%57.4%
191,44849.9%57.0%
2058549.6%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Scenic behind
-12-6+0+6+12Age 7: -2.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: -3.3 points vs the average carAge 9: -5.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: -9.3 points vs the average carAge 11: -11.3 points vs the average car11Age 12: -9.9 points vs the average carAge 13: -6.2 points vs the average car13Age 14: -7.7 points vs the average carAge 15: -7.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: -7.5 points vs the average carAge 17: -9.9 points vs the average car17Age 18: -8.8 points vs the average carAge 19: -7.1 points vs the average car19Age 20: -8.0 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
7-2.2
8-3.3
9-5.2
10-9.3
11-11.3
12-9.9
13-6.2
14-7.7
15-7.4
16-7.5
17-9.9
18-8.8
19-7.1
20-8.0

The Scenic fleet on the road, by age

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

01k3k4k6kAge 7: 6197Age 8: 1kAge 9: 1k9Age 10: 3kAge 11: 3k11Age 12: 2kAge 13: 2k13Age 14: 3kAge 15: 5k15Age 16: 1kAge 17: 1k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 1k19Age 20: 58520Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
7619
81,527
91,371
103,018
113,047
122,757
132,444
143,594
155,144
161,584
171,975
182,143
191,448
20585

What a Scenic fails on

Where the failure items land when a 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 equipment30.6%
Suspension23.0%
Brakes14.9%
Tyres7.9%
Steering6.9%
Body, chassis, structure5.9%
Visibility5.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.3%

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 Scenic, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Brakes: 30.5% of advisories30.5%Tyres: 23.5% of advisories23.5%Suspension: 21.3% of advisories21.3%Non-component advisories: 7.4% of advisories7.4%Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 6.2% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.6% of advisories
BrakesTyresSuspensionNon-component advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Brakes30.5%
Tyres23.5%
Suspension21.3%
Non-component advisories7.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Scenic?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested 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: 57.6% of 22,123 tests57.6%Diesel22,123 testsPetrol: 54.2% of 12,311 tests54.2%Petrol12,311 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel22,12357.6%
Petrol12,31154.2%

What mileage is normal for a Scenic?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) 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 Scenic (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k79111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 7: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–61,250)Age 8: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 43,750–73,750)Age 9: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 10: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–88,750)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–98,750)Age 12: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–101,250)Age 13: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 68,750–111,250)Age 14: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–113,750)Age 15: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–126,250)Age 16: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 78,750–123,750)Age 17: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 18: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 19: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 20: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 41,250–91,250)66k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
733,75046,25061,250
843,75056,25073,750
946,25061,25081,250
1051,25068,75088,750
1161,25078,75098,750
1263,75081,250101,250
1368,75088,750111,250
1473,75093,750113,750
1581,250101,250126,250
1678,75098,750123,750
1771,25091,250113,750
1871,25091,250113,750
1971,25091,250113,750
2041,25066,25091,250

What fails at each age

The 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 yrsSuspension28.8%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.9%
6-9 yrsTyres20.7%
6-9 yrsBrakes13.9%
6-9 yrsVisibility4.5%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.2%
10-13 yrsSuspension30.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.0%
10-13 yrsBrakes15.5%
10-13 yrsSteering8.3%
10-13 yrsTyres8.3%
10-13 yrsEverything else14.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.3%
14+ yrsSuspension22.7%
14+ yrsBrakes16.6%
14+ yrsTyres7.6%
14+ yrsSteering7.4%
14+ yrsEverything else17.4%

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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.