What year Renault Grand Espace is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2011 Renault Grand Espace has the highest pass rate at 72.5%, out of 275 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Renault Grand Espace MOT failures?

The most common Renault Grand Espace MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Renault Grand Espace — Reliability by Year

12,070 vehicles · MOT data 1998–2011 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Renault Grand Espace was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2011

72.5% pass rate · 275 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2000

65.2% pass rate · 946 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2011	72.5%	80,740 mi	275
2010	71.3%	87,051 mi	279
2009	69.8%	91,429 mi	253
2008	68.3%	87,450 mi	619
2007	68.5%	89,555 mi	1,018
2006	68.9%	80,984 mi	810
2005	68.9%	75,233 mi	1,739
2004	67.8%	72,833 mi	1,446
2003	69.2%	71,407 mi	1,013
2002	67.4%	83,695 mi	1,164
2001	67.3%	89,201 mi	1,358
2000	65.2%	99,441 mi	946
1999	65.4%	104,891 mi	689
1998	67.0%	119,411 mi	461

Which year Renault Grand Espace is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 71,407 miles (newest year) to 119,411 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Renault Grand Espace.

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