Renault Grand Espace
Registered from 2001 to 2012.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 2.0 diesel. 128 of 419 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 19% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 51% | 65 |
| Lights and electrics | 42% | 54 |
| Brakes | 40% | 51 |
| Steering | 28% | 36 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 23 |
| Tyres and wheels | 17% | 22 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 95% of 2007 cars — 28% of its 128 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 51% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 40% of its failures
- Steering — 28% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 17% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 42% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 18% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 31% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 27% | 41 | |
| 100–120k miles | 38% | 29% | 73 | |
| 120–140k miles | 30% | 30% | 98 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 30% | 80 | |
| 160–180k miles | 31% | 30% | 55 |
347 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.