Pass rate
Below average — 8.2 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 173 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £15–£42
Pass rate
Below average — 8.2 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 173 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £15–£42
Most common fault
Brakes
22.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
The 2010 Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique MOT pass rate is 66.5% of its MOT tests — 8.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.8% of what testers record.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics make up 21.7% of everything recorded on the 2010 Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique, against 12.2% nationally — 9.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.8%, 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.
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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Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 8.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 52.8%. The median 2010 Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique in this dataset had covered 108,724 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 62.0% of the time, April–September 72.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 12.72% of tests.
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 32 | 75.0% |
| East of England | 28 | 71.4% |
| Yorkshire | 23 | 52.2% |
| West Midlands | 20 | 65.0% |
| North West | 20 | 65.0% |
| South West | 17 | 64.7% |
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.
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
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.
Check the coil springs 12.7% 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.
Check the suspension joints 9.3% of tests
“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.
Check the lights 7.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £15–£42 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 173 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 →
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Closest pass rates among 2010 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.
Shares of the 485 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 | 112 | 22.80% | 20.89% | +1.91 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 107 | 21.70% | 12.21% | +9.49 |
| Suspension | 93 | 18.90% | 20.98% | −2.08 |
| Tyres | 85 | 17.30% | 19.76% | −2.46 |
| Steering | 27 | 5.50% | 2.57% | +2.93 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 22 | 4.50% | 5.52% | −1.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13 | 2.60% | 5.57% | −2.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 11 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
| Visibility | 10 | 2.00% | 4.97% | −2.97 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 5 | 1.00% | 0.82% | +0.18 |
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 12.7% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 9.3% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 8.1% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.5% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.2% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.2% | £3–12 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 4.0% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £3–15 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–25 |
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.
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 | 26.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 17.3% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 15.6% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 15.6% | £80–180 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 8.7% | £3–12 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 8.1% | £200–700 |
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 66.7% | 20,534 mi |
| 60-90k | 39 | 69.2% | 80,747 mi |
| 90-120k | 73 | 65.8% | 106,026 mi |
| 120k+ | 58 | 65.5% | 141,785 mi |
Source: 173 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.
66.5% of the 173 2010 Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 52.8%.
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (12.72%), ball joint excessively worn (9.25%), track rod end ball joint has excessive play (8.09%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 65.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Renault Grd Scenic Dy-Ique in this dataset had covered 108,724 mi.
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 62.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.