Renault Grandespace MOT reliability

Renault Grandespaces passed their MOT first time 55% of the time across 1,317 tests in 2025. 1,182 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

55%

MOTs analysed

1,317

Still licensed (GB)

1,182

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2009 diesel

112 MOTs

Passed first time 47%. Typical mileage 133,824 (most between 112,586 and 154,990).

2010: 80% → 2011: 83% → 2012: 77% → 2013: 65% → 2014: 54% → 2015: 54% → 2016: 54% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 43% → 2019: 48% → 2020: 53% → 2021: 43% → 2022: 52% → 2023: 49% → 2024: 56% → 2025: 47%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (12.5%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (10.7%)
Position lamp: not working (9.8%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (9.8%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (8.9%)

2009 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 138,854 (most between 120,880 and 149,458).

2011: 0% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 40% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 38% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 60% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2009 Grandespaces fail

Lights & electrics

27.7%

Suspension & axles

27.7%

Brakes

17.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

12.5%

Steering

12.5%

Wheels & tyres

9.8%

Visibility & wipers

8.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.