Renault Scenic - Safety & reliability

While the Renault Scenic is too new to have featured in our Driver Power customer satisfaction survey, Renault as a brand did not rank well in the recent scoring. The French firm came 29th out of 32 manufacturers.

Safety experts Euro NCAP have awarded the Scenic a maximum five out of five star rating based on updated results from the Renault Megane E-Tech test back in 2022 – a car with which the Scenic shares many parts. In terms of comparisons with other family-orientated vehicles also tested in 2022, the Scenic performed similarly well in adult occupancy protection to the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer. The Renault outperformed the BMW for child protection, but the 2 Series was better at safeguarding vulnerable road users and reacting to avoid collisions with other vehicles. 

The Scenic gets a lot of safety technology and driver assistance as standard, including a reversing camera, parking sensors for the front and rear, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring and an active emergency braking system with pedestrian and cyclist detection.

Warranty

The Renault Scenic differs from its petrol and hybrid Renault siblings by coming with a three-year or 100,000-mile manufacturer’s warranty, whichever comes first. This can be extended by 12 months at a time up until the car is 10 years old or has covered 100,000 miles, provided you purchase an extension within the standard manufacturer’s warranty period. Toyota offers a similar extended warranty period, but that’s offered as part of purchasing routine servicing with a franchised dealer, which seems like better value for money.

Every all-electric Renault gets an eight-year or 100,000-mile warranty for the battery too.

Servicing

The latest Renault Scenic requires servicing every two years or 18,000 miles, whichever comes first. The Kia EV6 and Volkswagen ID.4 also need servicing every two years, but the EV6 can go 20,000 miles between visits, while the ID.4 will be popular with long-distance drivers because it has an unlimited mileage policy. 

You have a choice regarding service plans with the Scenic of three years/48,000 miles (£10.99 per month), four years/48,000 plus an MOT test (£13.99 per month), four years/48,000 miles with an MOT test and extended warranty (£14.99 per month), or four-years/60,000 miles with an MOT test and extended warranty (£16.99 per month). These can be purchased as part of your finance agreement, or after the fact - provided the car is under 12 months old.