Pass rate
73.1%
Below average — 0.2 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 847 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£92
2001 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 109,444 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
21.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 88.8% pass
- Avoid 2005 68.4% pass
Across the 20 years on record, a spread of 20.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.9%
- Typical mileage
- 109k mi
The 2001 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate is 73.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.8% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 12.6% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 59% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 2001 Renault Scenic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.9%. The median 2001 Renault Scenic in this dataset had covered 109,444 mi.
91% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 72.9% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.3% of the time, April–September 74.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 12.04% of tests.
- 847 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.1% overall pass rate, 64.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Scenic, the average is 72.3% — best year 2019 (88.8%), worst 2005 (68.4%).
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
- 847
- Typical mileage (median)
- 109,444 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Scenic
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Scenic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (91% of tests).
Where the Renault Scenic is most common
Across all Scenic model years on record (2000–2019): 55,319 Renault Scenic cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 145,792 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,821 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 1,821 | 77.1% |
| 2 | Peterborough (PE) | 1,217 | 74.2% |
| 3 | Sheffield (S) | 1,136 | 73.7% |
| 4 | Norwich (NR) | 1,066 | 71.3% |
| 5 | Nottingham (NG) | 1,058 | 71.5% |
| 6 | Leicester (LE) | 986 | 73.7% |
| 7 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 948 | 71.2% |
| 8 | Portsmouth (PO) | 934 | 70.9% |
| 9 | Bristol (BS) | 925 | 69.4% |
| 10 | Exeter (EX) | 922 | 68.8% |
| 11 | Cardiff (CF) | 905 | 69.1% |
| 12 | Swansea (SA) | 847 | 71.1% |
| 13 | Doncaster (DN) | 804 | 72.8% |
| 14 | Coventry (CV) | 795 | 73.3% |
| 15 | Brighton (BN) | 787 | 69.5% |
| 16 | Manchester (M) | 786 | 73.4% |
| 17 | Ipswich (IP) | 769 | 74.1% |
| 18 | Glasgow (G) | 760 | 70.3% |
| 19 | Canterbury (CT) | 754 | 72.1% |
| 20 | Ashford (TN) | 754 | 73.7% |
The twenty areas with the most Renault Scenic cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Scenic
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 185 | 67.6% |
| South East | 184 | 75.0% |
| East of England | 107 | 69.2% |
| North West | 71 | 70.4% |
| West Midlands | 70 | 72.9% |
| Yorkshire | 59 | 83.1% |
| East Midlands | 53 | 81.1% |
| North East | 36 | 80.6% |
| Wales | 35 | 71.4% |
| London | 31 | 83.9% |
| Scotland | 16 | 56.3% |
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 2001 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 2001 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 12.0% 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.
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Check the suspension joints 4.1% 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.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.8% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the 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 2001 Scenic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£92 — and 59% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£92
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 59%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 847 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 Scenic, side by side
20 model years on record, from 2000 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.4% to 88.8% — a spread of 20.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 70.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 73.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 71.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 68.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 68.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 68.8% position lamp not working
- 2008 68.7% position lamp not working
- 2009 70.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2010 70.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 71.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 72.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 72.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 73.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 77.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2016 81.5% stop lamp not working
- 2017 84.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2018 86.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2019 88.8% has a cut in excess of the…
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 2001 Renault 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Toyota YARIS 72.9%
- Volkswagen Lupo 72.9%
- Peugeot 306 72.9%
- Volkswagen Passat 72.8%
- Ford Ranger 72.8%
- Vauxhall Agila 73.4%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Renault 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 2,796 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 | 616 | 21.80% | 20.89% | +0.91 |
| Suspension | 510 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 478 | 16.90% | 12.21% | +4.69 |
| Tyres | 358 | 12.60% | 19.76% | −7.16 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 212 | 7.50% | 5.52% | +1.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 174 | 6.10% | 5.57% | +0.53 |
| Visibility | 166 | 5.90% | 4.97% | +0.93 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 108 | 3.80% | 1.76% | +2.04 |
| Non-component advisories | 93 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Steering | 81 | 2.90% | 2.57% | +0.33 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 12.0% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.0% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.6% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 3.8% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.4% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.4% | £5–25 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 2.4% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 20.7% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 17.0% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.7% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 13.8% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.1% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 87.5% | 21,886 mi |
| 30-60k | 65 | 84.6% | 48,612 mi |
| 60-90k | 184 | 77.2% | 76,525 mi |
| 90-120k | 246 | 72.0% | 105,556 mi |
| 120k+ | 343 | 69.4% | 146,858 mi |
Source: 847 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.
2001 Scenic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Renault Scenic?
73.1% of the 847 2001 Renault Scenic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 64.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Renault Scenic?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (12.04%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.02%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.5% of the time, falling to 69.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Renault Scenic in this dataset had covered 109,444 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Renault Scenic?
Petrol: 72.9% pass rate across 771 tests. Diesel: 75.0% pass rate across 76 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.