Pass rate
70.3%
Below average — 8.3 pts behind the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,528 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£65
2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 97,279 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
22.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 70.3% pass · this year
- Avoid 2011 63.2% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 7.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 59.3%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que MOT pass rate is 70.3% of its MOT tests — 8.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault G Scenic D-Que does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 17.5% of everything recorded on the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que, against 12.2% nationally — 5.3 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 78.6%; this one manages 70.3% — 8.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 8.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 59.3%. The median 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que in this dataset had covered 97,279 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.2% of the time, April–September 70.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 8.86% of tests.
- 2,528 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.3% overall pass rate, 59.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault G Scenic D-Que, the average is 70.1% — best year 2013 (70.3%), worst 2011 (63.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 2,528
- Typical mileage (median)
- 97,279 mi
- Make and model
- Renault G Scenic D-Que
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the G Scenic D-Que MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the G Scenic D-Que
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 420 | 71.7% |
| West Midlands | 356 | 70.2% |
| South West | 321 | 69.8% |
| North West | 298 | 70.8% |
| East of England | 294 | 72.8% |
| Yorkshire | 204 | 76.0% |
| Wales | 200 | 64.5% |
| Scotland | 179 | 63.7% |
| East Midlands | 176 | 68.8% |
| North East | 71 | 69.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2013 G Scenic D-Que
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2013 G Scenic D-Que
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the coil springs 8.9% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the lights 5.6% of tests
“stop lamp not working”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 5.0% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2013 G Scenic D-Que through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£65 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£65
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,528 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the G Scenic D-Que, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2011 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.2% to 70.3% — a spread of 7.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 63.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 70.0% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 70.3%coil spring fractured or broken
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2013 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 5008 70.7%
- Citroen DS3 71.3%
- Citroen DS4 71.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 71.6%
- Vauxhall Combo 71.8%
- Chevrolet Aveo 71.8%
Closest pass rates among 2013 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 5,932 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 1,361 | 22.60% | 20.89% | +1.71 |
| Suspension | 1,327 | 22.00% | 20.98% | +1.02 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,051 | 17.50% | 12.21% | +5.29 |
| Tyres | 1,049 | 17.40% | 19.76% | −2.36 |
| Non-component advisories | 282 | 4.70% | 4.18% | +0.52 |
| Steering | 253 | 4.20% | 2.57% | +1.63 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 212 | 3.50% | 5.57% | −2.07 |
| Visibility | 198 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 139 | 2.30% | 5.52% | −3.22 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 60 | 1.00% | 0.82% | +0.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 8.9% | £25–65 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.6% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.5% | £5–20 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 5.0% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.9% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £3–12 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.4% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.3% | £80–200 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 23.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.0% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.5% | £40–150 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.9% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 12 | 91.7% | 26,220 mi |
| 30-60k | 200 | 74.0% | 50,215 mi |
| 60-90k | 816 | 71.9% | 77,249 mi |
| 90-120k | 930 | 68.5% | 104,459 mi |
| 120k+ | 551 | 69.7% | 139,066 mi |
Source: 2,528 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2013 G Scenic D-Que MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que?
70.3% of the 2,528 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 59.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (8.86%), stop lamp not working (5.62%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.54%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.7% of the time, falling to 69.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que in this dataset had covered 97,279 mi.
Does the season affect the 2013 Renault G Scenic D-Que MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.