Renault Grand Espace 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

46.8% of 464 MOT tests of the Renault Grand Espace first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 88.2 (95% CI 76.4–99.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 Renault Grand Espace fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Renault Grand Espace built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	464
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 76.4–99.9)	88.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	464
Rank among this model's 8 build years	1	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	464
Tested in 2024	59	tests	median 112,280 miles	2024	59

Built 2004 against Renault Grand Espace normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 48% vs 56%; age 16: 45% vs 48.8%; age 17: 50.4% vs n/a%; age 18: 50% vs n/a%; age 19: 47.1% vs n/a%; age 20: 44.1% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Renault Grand Espace by registration · All Renault Grand Espace MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 Renault Grand Espace fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Renault Grand Espace built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	273 (rough estimate)	48	42.1–53.9	56	85.7
16	191 (rough estimate)	45	38.1–52.1	48.8	92.3
17	139 (rough estimate)	50.4	42.2–58.5	not available	not available
18	98 (rough estimate)	50	40.3–59.7	not available	not available
19	87 (rough estimate)	47.1	37–57.5	not available	not available
20	59 (rough estimate)	44.1	32.2–56.7	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 847 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 Renault Grand Espace?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 63 items per 100 first tests, against 37.9 across all build years of the Renault Grand Espace. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Renault Grand Espace built 2004 against the Renault Grand Espace in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	63	37.9	534
Brakes	32.7	26.4	277
Suspension	27.6	33.8	234
Steering	15.5	13.5	131
Body, chassis, structure	11.5	11.3	97

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 847 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Renault Grand Espace, 2004 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2005: index 93.4.

Renault Grand Espace build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2004	88.2	76.4–99.9	better (rough estimate)	464
2005	93.4	85.0–101.9	no different (rough estimate)	934
2006	98.4	90.4–106.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,159
2007	99.4	94.3–104.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,834
2008	98.5	92.9–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,370
2009	96.8	87.7–106.0	no different (rough estimate)	885
2010	94.3	85.4–103.3	no different (rough estimate)	902
2011	88.7	78.9–98.6	better (rough estimate)	712

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,260 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Renault Grand Espace 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/renault-grand-espace/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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