Pass rate
77.9%
Around average — 6.1 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,840 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £12–£32
2016 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 70,155 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
24.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
0.8 pts up across model years — 4.6% in 2005, 5.4% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 87.1% pass
- Avoid 2004 65.4% pass
Across the 17 years on record, a spread of 21.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 72.0%
- Typical mileage
- 70k mi
The 2016 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate is 77.9% of its MOT tests — 6.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Grand Scenic does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Falls short of its own age and mileage
Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 77.9% — 6.1 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 2016 Renault Grand Scenic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 6.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 72.0%. The median 2016 Renault Grand Scenic in this dataset had covered 70,155 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 98% of tests, with a 77.8% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.9% of the time, April–September 77.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Stop lamp not working", noted on 4.38% of tests.
- 4,840 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.9% overall pass rate, 72.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Grand Scenic, the average is 71.4% — best year 2020 (87.1%), worst 2004 (65.4%).
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
- 4,840
- Typical mileage (median)
- 70,155 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Grand Scenic
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Stop Light Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 66% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (98% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand Scenic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 944 | 80.3% |
| North West | 548 | 77.9% |
| West Midlands | 533 | 78.0% |
| South West | 494 | 75.3% |
| East of England | 463 | 81.4% |
| Yorkshire | 419 | 78.0% |
| Scotland | 419 | 68.7% |
| East Midlands | 292 | 78.4% |
| London | 287 | 85.4% |
| Wales | 250 | 74.0% |
| North East | 191 | 75.4% |
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 2016 Grand Scenic
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 2016 Grand Scenic
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 lights 4.4% 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 3.8% 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.
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Check the coil springs 2.8% 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.
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 2016 Grand Scenic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £12–£32 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £12–£32
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: coil spring fractured or broken
- £25–£65
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,840 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 Grand Scenic, side by side
17 model years on record, from 2004 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.4% to 87.1% — a spread of 21.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2004 65.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 67.2% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 68.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 67.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 66.6% position lamp not working
- 2009 69.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 68.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 69.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 69.9% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 70.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 72.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 75.6% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2016 77.9%stop lamp not working
- 2017 79.0% stop lamp not working
- 2018 81.2% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2019 81.7% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 87.1% stop lamp not working
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 2016 Renault Grand Scenic 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- DS DS4 77.8%
- Peugeot 3008 78.1%
- Citroen C4 Cactus 78.2%
- DS DS3 77.6%
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 77.6%
- Hyundai I800 77.5%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Renault Grand Scenic 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 8,268 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 | 2,028 | 24.20% | 20.89% | +3.31 |
| Tyres | 1,857 | 22.20% | 19.76% | +2.44 |
| Suspension | 1,371 | 16.40% | 20.98% | −4.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,339 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Non-component advisories | 526 | 6.30% | 4.18% | +2.12 |
| Steering | 391 | 4.70% | 2.57% | +2.13 |
| Visibility | 380 | 4.50% | 4.97% | −0.47 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 202 | 2.40% | 5.52% | −3.12 |
| Road Wheels | 104 | 1.20% | 0.75% | +0.45 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 70 | 0.80% | 5.57% | −4.77 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.4% | £3–12 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.8% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.2% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.1% | £8–22 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.1% | £3–12 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
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 | 20.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.7% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 12.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.6% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.8% | £20–80 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.6% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 176 | 89.8% | 23,354 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,458 | 81.6% | 47,828 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,985 | 76.2% | 73,571 mi |
| 90-120k | 849 | 74.7% | 102,130 mi |
| 120k+ | 356 | 75.8% | 151,596 mi |
Source: 4,840 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.
2016 Grand Scenic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Renault Grand Scenic?
77.9% of the 4,840 2016 Renault Grand Scenic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 72.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Renault Grand Scenic?
The three most recorded items are stop lamp not working (4.38%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (3.78%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.93%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.8% of the time, falling to 75.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Renault Grand Scenic in this dataset had covered 70,155 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Renault Grand Scenic?
Diesel: 77.8% pass rate across 4,742 tests. Petrol: 82.7% pass rate across 98 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 77.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.