Does the Renault Grand Espace fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Renault Grand Espace records 11.26 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.17 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.09, 95% interval +0.55 to +1.63). It ranks 218 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Renault Grand Espace by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Espace is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 630 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 630 | 4.27 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 559 | 3.79 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 178 | 1.21 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 59 | 0.40 |
| A passenger seat insecure | 34 | 0.23 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,767 (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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