Renault SCENIC - 2001
380.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault SCENIC, model year 2001.
Sample size: 212 cars, 442 tests and 1,683 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 212 cars
The 2001 Renault Scenic has an overall defect rate of 381 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 369 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 3.2% increase compared to its peers. Notably, the Scenic performs significantly better in the Body/Structure category, with only 38 defects per 100 compared to the average of 70, and in Equipment, where it records 11 defects per 100 against the average of 16. However, it faces challenges in Visibility and Lights & Electrics, where its defect rates are notably higher than the averages. Mileage-related trends indicate an increase in defects as mileage increases, especially in the older categories, signalling potential concerns for high-mileage vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 212 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 15.7% worse
193.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 4.0% better
24.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 32.3% worse
38.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 30.4% worse
114.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.1% better
289.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 46.5% better
38.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 32.3% better
10.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 6.5% better
52.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 153
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 133
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 118
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 84
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 77
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 44
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Indicator or hazard warning switch: inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 8