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CarsLore / Compare / Minivans and MPVs / Zafira vs Scénic

Opel Zafira vs Renault Scénic

Two minivans, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 2 like-for-like measures: the Opel Zafira leads on 1, the Renault Scénic on 1.

Where each one leads

Opel Zafira

  • New Opel Zafira cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 139 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 149 for the Renault Scénic in 2022.

Renault Scénic

  • Fewer Renault Scénic cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (2.0% against 4.1%).

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Opel ZafiraRenault Scénic
New cars registered in Europe353,056 (2010–2022)373,971 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—38,690
On the road in the Netherlands31,60619,313
In traffic in Finland3,083580

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Opel ZafiraRenault Scénic
UK MOT first-time pass rate—56%
… against cars of the same age—−12%
Illogical odometer records (NL)4.1%2.0%

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Fuel, emissions and price

Opel ZafiraRenault Scénic
Real-world use in Europe, diesel7.3 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—7.9 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe139 g/km149 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe105 kW (141 hp)106 kW (142 hp)
Average mass in running order1,924 kg1,557 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€33,485€38,840
Average odometer in Finland256,000 km124,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).