Renault VEL Satis
Registered from 2002 to 2004.
About this model
The Renault Vel Satis is a five-passenger, five-door executive hatchback, manufactured and marketed by Renault from 2001 to 2009 over a single generation, sharing its platform with the Laguna II and Espace IV and manufactured on the same assembly line in Sandouville, France and noted for its unorthodox styling approach to the luxury segment. The Vel Satis, alongside the Opel Signum, aimed to capture a new market segment.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Vel Satis, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 3.5 petrol. 5 of 20 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 80% | 4 |
| Lights and electrics | 60% | 3 |
| Steering | 40% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 20% | 1 |
| Visibility | 20% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- 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 shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 80% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Steering — 40% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 60% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Indicator or hazard warning switch inoperative
- Visibility — 20% of its failures