Renault Grand Scenic
Registered from 2004 to 2020.
About this model
The Renault Scénic, also spelled without the acute accent as Scenic, especially in languages other than French, is a car which was produced by French car manufacturer Renault, the first to be labelled as a small multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Europe. The first generation was based on the chassis of the Mégane, a small family car. It became the 1997 European Car of the Year on its launch in November 1996. In May 2022 Renault announced it was discontinuing the standard Scénic with the Grand Scénic following shortly after. It was relaunched in 2024 as a fully electric vehicle called the Renault Scénic E-Tech which is the production version of the Renault Scénic Vision concept unveiled in 2022, with the production version to be unveiled at the 2023 Munich Motor Show on September 4.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Scénic, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.5 diesel. 1,556 of 4,949 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 5% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 57% | 891 |
| Lights and electrics | 46% | 720 |
| Brakes | 28% | 431 |
| Steering | 25% | 395 |
| Tyres and wheels | 20% | 317 |
| Visibility | 12% | 189 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 93% of 2010 cars — 25% of its 1,556 failed tests, where an ordinary 2010 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 — 57% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 28% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Steering — 25% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 20% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 46% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 12% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 28% of its inspections, about what an ordinary car of the same age does.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 26% | 19% | 147 | |
| 60–80k miles | 31% | 22% | 593 | |
| 80–100k miles | 31% | 25% | 1,148 | |
| 100–120k miles | 32% | 27% | 1,323 | |
| 120–140k miles | 32% | 28% | 921 | |
| 140–160k miles | 32% | 28% | 445 | |
| 160–180k miles | 32% | 28% | 194 | |
| 180–200k miles | 28% | 28% | 89 | |
| 200k+ miles | 28% | 28% | 39 |
4,899 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3 petrol · 1596 kg · 2804 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (WLTP) |