Does the Renault Grand Scenic fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Grand Scenic records 12.53 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.50 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.03, 95% interval +3.43 to +4.63). It ranks 150 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Scenic is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 582 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 582 | 4.37 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 226 | 1.70 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 106 | 0.80 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 92 | 0.69 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 74 | 0.56 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,315 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Renault Grand Scenic gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.9% of Renault Grand Scenic MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,912 miles later (2,833 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,833 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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