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Does the Renault Grand Scenic fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Renault Grand Scenic records 2.27 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.30 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.03, 95% interval −0.29 to +0.23). It ranks 274 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on noise, emissions and leaks · check a Renault Grand Scenic by registration

What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Scenic is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 241 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Grand Scenic: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction2411.81

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

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