Pass rate
86.9%
Above average — 1.0 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,923 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£64
2018 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 39,030 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
37.7% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
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
- 85.0%
- Typical mileage
- 39k mi
The 2018 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate is 86.9% of its MOT tests — 1.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 37.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.9× the national share
Tyres make up 37.7% of everything recorded on the 2018 Renault Scenic, against 19.8% nationally — 17.9 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
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 2018 Renault Scenic compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 1.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.0%. The median 2018 Renault Scenic in this dataset had covered 39,030 mi.
57% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 86.1% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.5% of the time, April–September 86.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 1.46% of tests.
- 1,923 recorded tests behind this page.
- 86.9% overall pass rate, 85.0% 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
- 1,923
- Typical mileage (median)
- 39,030 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
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Scenic MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (57% 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 East | 379 | 88.4% |
| West Midlands | 241 | 89.2% |
| East of England | 213 | 87.8% |
| North West | 191 | 87.4% |
| South West | 187 | 85.0% |
| East Midlands | 155 | 87.1% |
| Scotland | 153 | 80.4% |
| Wales | 136 | 84.6% |
| Yorkshire | 134 | 86.6% |
| North East | 79 | 84.8% |
| London | 55 | 94.5% |
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 2018 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 2018 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 brakes 1.3% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.3% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
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 1.3% 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 2018 Scenic through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£64 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£64
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,923 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 2018 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Qashqai 87.0%
- BMW 116 87.0%
- Ford Mustang 87.0%
- Hyundai I40 87.0%
- Citroen C3 86.8%
- Kia Ceed 87.1%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 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 1,771 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 670 | 37.70% | 19.76% | +17.94 |
| Brakes | 425 | 23.90% | 20.89% | +3.01 |
| Suspension | 222 | 12.50% | 20.98% | −8.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 164 | 9.20% | 12.21% | −3.01 |
| Non-component advisories | 104 | 5.80% | 4.18% | +1.62 |
| Visibility | 86 | 4.80% | 4.97% | −0.17 |
| Road Wheels | 47 | 2.60% | 0.75% | +1.85 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 24 | 1.30% | 5.52% | −4.22 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 16 | 0.90% | 1.76% | −0.86 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13 | 0.70% | 5.57% | −4.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.2% | £5–25 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £3–12 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.88% | £3–12 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.73% | £25–65 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.73% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.0% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.0% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.9% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 588 | 91.5% | 20,852 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,063 | 85.3% | 43,594 mi |
| 60-90k | 231 | 82.3% | 70,823 mi |
| 90-120k | 36 | 86.1% | 104,715 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 100.0% | 158,242 mi |
Source: 1,923 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.
2018 Scenic MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Renault Scenic?
86.9% of the 1,923 2018 Renault Scenic tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 85.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Renault Scenic?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.46%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.25%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.25%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.5% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Renault Scenic in this dataset had covered 39,030 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Renault Scenic?
Diesel: 86.1% pass rate across 1,090 tests. Petrol: 88.0% pass rate across 772 tests. Other: 88.1% pass rate across 59 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Renault Scenic MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.