Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Renault Grand Scenic
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Renault Grand Scenic is recorded on 2,178 tests — 2.6% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 60 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 83,873 tests · every year of the Grand Scenic → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Grand Scenic tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 3.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.2%. The share has fallen 2.8 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 3.0%; best 2015 at 0.2%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 180 | 5,925 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 126 | 8,298 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 174 | 9,002 | 1.9% |
| 2008 | 154 | 9,010 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 232 | 15,072 | 1.5% |
| 2010 | 718 | 51,774 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 399 | 45,954 | 0.9% |
| 2012 | 95 | 18,636 | 0.5% |
| 2013 | 22 | 2,092 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | 6,892 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 12 | 5,309 | 0.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Renault Grand Scenic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →