Does the Renault Grand Modus fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Renault Grand Modus records 3.00 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.43 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.43, 95% interval −4.79 to −4.06). It ranks 533 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Renault Grand Modus is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 197 times in 2019–2024.

Renault Grand Modus: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	197	0.92
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	102	0.48
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	73	0.34
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	47	0.22
Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted	35	0.16

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,401 (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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Does the Renault Grand Modus fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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