Renault SCENIC - 2002
406.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault SCENIC, model year 2002.
Sample size: 384 cars, 806 tests and 3,280 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 384 cars
The 2002 Renault Scenic exhibits a higher overall defect rate of 407 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 374 defects, making it 9% worse than average. The model shows increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it has 577 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Scenic performs better in the Body/Structure category, with 37 defects per 100 compared to the average of 67. However, it struggles significantly in areas such as Brakes, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, where defect rates are notably above the average, indicating potential reliability concerns in these aspects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 384 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 36.2% worse
227.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 4.0% better
24.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 39.2% worse
41.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 55.1% worse
148.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.1% better
262.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 46.3% better
37.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 3.4% worse
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▼ 6.5% worse
57.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 316
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 194
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 188
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 185
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 169
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 139
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 135
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 119
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: 98
Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 72
Serious faults (Top 10)
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Indicator or hazard warning switch: inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 21