Does the Renault Scenic fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Renault Scenic records 21.36 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.26, 95% interval +5.11 to +5.41). It ranks 117 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 Scenic is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 13,543 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 13,543 | 3.69 |
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 8,840 | 2.41 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 8,384 | 2.28 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 7,638 | 2.08 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 6,281 | 1.71 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 367,040 (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 Scenic gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.7% of Renault Scenic MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,796 miles later (81,454 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,454 (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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