Does the Renault Grand Scenic fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Renault Grand Scenic records 6.27 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.17, 95% interval +3.75 to +4.60). It ranks 74 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Scenic is “A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play”, recorded 728 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Grand Scenic: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	728	5.47
A steering ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment	52	0.39

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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