Pass rate
81.2%
Around average — 6.7 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 2,337 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£59
2018 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 50,007 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
31.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
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
- 77.2%
- Typical mileage
- 50k mi
The 2018 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate is 81.2% of its MOT tests — 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.6% 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
Tyres: 1.6× the national share
Tyres make up 31.6% of everything recorded on the 2018 Renault Grand Scenic, against 19.8% nationally — 11.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 87.9%; this one manages 81.2% — 6.7 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 2018 Renault Grand Scenic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 6.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 77.2%. The median 2018 Renault Grand Scenic in this dataset had covered 50,007 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 73% of tests, with a 81.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.2% of the time, April–September 81.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp not working on dipped beam", noted on 2.44% of tests.
- 2,337 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.2% overall pass rate, 77.2% 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
- 2,337
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,007 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
Headlight 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 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (73% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Grand Scenic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 448 | 80.6% |
| North West | 274 | 82.1% |
| West Midlands | 261 | 85.1% |
| East of England | 246 | 85.4% |
| Yorkshire | 217 | 82.5% |
| South West | 207 | 78.7% |
| Scotland | 190 | 75.8% |
| London | 146 | 80.8% |
| Wales | 145 | 79.3% |
| East Midlands | 145 | 76.6% |
| North East | 58 | 86.2% |
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 2018 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 2018 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 2.4% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
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 coil springs 1.7% 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 suspension joints 1.6% of tests
“linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn”
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 2018 Grand Scenic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£59 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£59
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 2,337 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 2018 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Navara 80.9%
- Fiat 500L 80.7%
- Hyundai I800 81.8%
- Fiat TIPO 82.0%
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 82.4%
- Ford B-Max 82.4%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 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 3,047 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 968 | 31.60% | 19.76% | +11.84 |
| Brakes | 705 | 23.00% | 20.89% | +2.11 |
| Suspension | 483 | 15.80% | 20.98% | −5.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 330 | 10.80% | 12.21% | −1.41 |
| Non-component advisories | 236 | 7.70% | 4.18% | +3.52 |
| Visibility | 136 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Road Wheels | 71 | 2.30% | 0.75% | +1.55 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 59 | 1.90% | 5.52% | −3.62 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 39 | 1.30% | 1.76% | −0.46 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 20 | 0.70% | 5.57% | −4.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £3–12 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.9% | £5–25 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £25–65 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.5% | £3–12 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £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 | 19.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 13.2% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 6.7% | £20–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.2% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 279 | 86.4% | 23,418 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,276 | 80.9% | 44,816 mi |
| 60-90k | 515 | 80.0% | 71,553 mi |
| 90-120k | 166 | 81.9% | 101,666 mi |
| 120k+ | 100 | 77.0% | 145,659 mi |
Source: 2,337 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.
2018 Grand Scenic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Renault Grand Scenic?
81.2% of the 2,337 2018 Renault Grand Scenic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 77.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Renault Grand Scenic?
The three most recorded items are headlamp not working on dipped beam (2.44%), stop lamp not working (2.27%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.10%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.4% of the time, falling to 77.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Renault Grand Scenic in this dataset had covered 50,007 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Renault Grand Scenic?
Diesel: 81.3% pass rate across 1,715 tests. Petrol: 81.8% pass rate across 423 tests. Other: 79.8% pass rate across 193 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.