Does the Renault Grand Espace fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Grand Espace records 26.36 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 18.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+7.64, 95% interval +6.81 to +8.46). It ranks 90 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 Espace is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 631 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 631 | 4.27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 433 | 2.93 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 384 | 2.60 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 335 | 2.27 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 292 | 1.98 |
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
If a Renault Grand Espace gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.4% of Renault Grand Espace MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,708 miles later (3,175 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,175 (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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