Pass rate
72.9%
Below average — 1.8 pts behind the 74.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 59 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £19–£55
2010 Renault Megane Scenic MOT pass rate
- 2010
- typical 90,812 mi
Only 59 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
23.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 82.9% pass
- Avoid 2007 63.2% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 19.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.6%
- Typical mileage
- 91k mi
The 2010 Renault Megane Scenic MOT pass rate is 72.9% of its MOT tests — 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Megane Scenic does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with suspension
Suspension is 13.4% of this car’s recorded faults, against 21.0% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Based on a small sample. 59 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2010 Renault Megane Scenic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.7%, so this figure is 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.6%. The median 2010 Renault Megane Scenic in this dataset had covered 90,812 mi.
58% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 67.6% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 10.17% of tests.
- 59 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.9% overall pass rate, 63.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Megane Scenic, the average is 74.6% — best year 2017 (82.9%), worst 2007 (63.2%).
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
- 59
- Typical mileage (median)
- 90,812 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Megane Scenic
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Megane Scenic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (58% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Megane Scenic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 17 | 70.6% |
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 2010 Megane 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 2010 Megane 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 coil springs 10.2% 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 lights 5.1% of tests
“position 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 windscreen 3.4% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2010 Megane Scenic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £19–£55 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £19–£55
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 59 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 Megane Scenic, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2000 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.2% to 82.9% — a spread of 19.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 71.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 67.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 69.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2007 63.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 67.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.9%coil spring fractured or broken
- 2016 82.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 82.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 80.7% 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 2010 Renault Megane 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 2010 cars with a similar record
- Fiat Punto 73.0%
- Kia Sportage 73.0%
- Alfa Romeo Mito 73.0%
- Volvo S40 73.0%
- Kia Sedona 73.0%
- Ford Ka 72.8%
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.
The full DVSA record for the 2010 Renault Megane 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 132 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 | 32 | 23.90% | 20.89% | +3.01 |
| Tyres | 29 | 21.60% | 19.76% | +1.84 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 17.20% | 12.21% | +4.99 |
| Suspension | 18 | 13.40% | 20.98% | −7.58 |
| Non-component advisories | 10 | 7.50% | 4.18% | +3.32 |
| Visibility | 5 | 3.70% | 4.97% | −1.27 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 3.00% | 5.57% | −2.57 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 3.00% | 5.52% | −2.52 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 4 | 3.00% | 1.76% | +1.24 |
| Road Wheels | 3 | 2.20% | 0.75% | +1.45 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 10.2% | £25–65 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.1% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.1% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.4% | £30–80 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 3.4% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.4% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.4% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.4% | £80–200 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £3–15 |
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 | 27.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 13.6% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.9% | £80–180 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.5% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 8.5% | £120–300 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 12,607 mi |
| 30-60k | 6 | 83.3% | 39,608 mi |
| 60-90k | 17 | 82.4% | 77,315 mi |
| 90-120k | 23 | 65.2% | 104,732 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 75.0% | 134,180 mi |
Source: 59 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.
2010 Megane Scenic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2010 Renault Megane Scenic?
72.9% of the 59 2010 Renault Megane Scenic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.7% for cars first used in 2010. First-attempt pass rate: 63.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2010 Renault Megane Scenic?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (10.17%), position lamp not working (5.08%), rear fog lamp not working (5.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2010 Renault Megane Scenic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2010 Renault Megane Scenic in this dataset had covered 90,812 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2010 Renault Megane Scenic?
Diesel: 67.6% pass rate across 34 tests. Petrol: 80.0% pass rate across 25 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.