Renault GRD Modus Dynamique VVT A
Registered from 2010 to 2011.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2011 1.6 petrol. 30 of 106 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 13% of 2011 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 924 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 63% | 19 |
| Lights and electrics | 37% | 11 |
| Brakes | 33% | 10 |
| Tyres and wheels | 30% | 9 |
| Steering | 17% | 5 |
| Visibility | 13% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 95% of 2011 cars — 63% of its 30 failed tests, where an ordinary 2011 car has 40%.
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 — 63% of its failures
- 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 — 33% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Tyres and wheels — 30% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Steering — 17% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 37% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Visibility — 13% of its failures