Play in steering rack inner joint on the Renault Grand Scenic
Play in steering rack inner joint on the Renault Grand Scenic is recorded on 5,825 tests — 6.9% of all its MOT tests, against 1.6% across every car in the data. That is 4.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.6% of tests record it — this model is 4.3× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 11 of 325, 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 2006, 25.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2019, 0.3%. The share has fallen 24.8 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 25.9%; best 2019 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 693 | 2,766 | 25.1% |
| 2007 | 1,155 | 4,501 | 25.7% |
| 2008 | 1,168 | 4,505 | 25.9% |
| 2009 | 435 | 5,024 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 699 | 17,258 | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 585 | 15,318 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 183 | 6,212 | 3.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | 2,092 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 90 | 3,446 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 91 | 5,309 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 82 | 4,840 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 20 | 3,964 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,337 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 8 | 3,180 | 0.3% |
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 £120–£300 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Play in steering rack inner joint: 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 →