Renault Scenic MOT reliability

Renault Scenics passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 31,887 tests in 2025. 37,620 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

31,887

Still licensed (GB)

37,620

Body type

Mpv

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

2018 diesel

324 MOTs

Passed first time 77%. Typical mileage 51,781 (most between 38,305 and 63,688).

2020: 88% → 2021: 87% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 82% → 2024: 79% → 2025: 77%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (3.7%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (3.7%)
Stop lamp: not working (2.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)

2018 petrol

236 MOTs

Passed first time 81%. Typical mileage 38,483 (most between 24,522 and 51,272).

2020: 100% → 2021: 85% → 2022: 88% → 2023: 81% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 81%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (3.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.5%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.1%)

2018 gd

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 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 94%. Typical mileage 50,062 (most between 40,542 and 75,295).

2021: 89% → 2022: 70% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (5.9%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.9%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.9%)

2018 hybrid

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 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 47,777 (most between 39,943 and 55,610).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2018 Scenics fail

Lights & electrics

8.6%

Suspension & axles

6.5%

Wheels & tyres

5.6%

Brakes

4.9%

Visibility & wipers

3.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.3%

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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.