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Renault Scenic Estate (2009 - 2016) practicality

06 June 2019 by Simon Harris

Parkers overall rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

Renault is one of the industry leaders in safety and the Scenic comes with front, side and curtain airbags as standard as well as electronic stability control and Isofix child seat mounting points. Most Renaults have scored top results in official independent crash tests and the Scenic is just as impressive.

The Scenic is a good load carrier with up to 522 litres of storage space in the boot with the rear seats slid to their foremost position. It's helped further by a low loading height and a tailgate more than a metre wide. Renault has calculated 86 litres of stowage space in the cabin, including four under-floor compartments and drawers under the front and outer rear seats.

Some models have a centre console that is large enough to hold a 1.5-litre drinks bottle. There are 12v power sockets in the front row, rear row and luggage compartment and the individual seats in the second row can be removed.

Basic equipment

The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Renault Scenic (09-16).

3x3 point rear seat belts
ABS
Audio remote
Body coloured bumpers
CD
Driver`s airbag
Electric mirrors
Folding rear seats
Front electric windows
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Isofix child seat anchor points
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Remote locking
Side airbags
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Traction control

Equipment by trim level

To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:

Equipment included on some trim levels
Air conditioning Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Electric driver`s seat Electric sunroof Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Parking sensors Partial leather seat trim Rear electric windows Roof rails Sat Nav Steel wheels

Bizu standard equipment
Air conditioning Cloth seat trim Front fog lights Steel wheels

Bizu optional equipment
Alarm Cruise control Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Rear electric windows

Dynamique standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Rear electric windows

Dynamique optional equipment
None available

Dynamique Nav standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cruise control Front fog lights Lumbar support Partial leather seat trim Rear electric windows Sat Nav

Dynamique Nav optional equipment
None available

Dynamique TomTom standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cruise control Front fog lights Lumbar support Rear electric windows Sat Nav

Dynamique TomTom optional equipment
Air conditioning Cloth seat trim Electric driver`s seat Full size spare wheel Parking sensors Partial leather seat trim

Expression standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Cloth seat trim Front fog lights Lumbar support Rear electric windows Steel wheels

Expression optional equipment
Cruise control Full size spare wheel

Extreme standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Cloth seat trim Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Steel wheels

Extreme optional equipment
None available

I-Music standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Front fog lights Lumbar support Rear electric windows

I-Music optional equipment
Cruise control Full size spare wheel Parking sensors Steel wheels

Limited standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Electric sunroof Front fog lights Lumbar support Parking sensors Rear electric windows Roof rails Sat Nav

Limited optional equipment
None available

Limited Nav standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Electric sunroof Front fog lights Lumbar support Parking sensors Rear electric windows Sat Nav

Limited Nav optional equipment
None available

Privilege standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Parking sensors Partial leather seat trim Rear electric windows

Privilege optional equipment
None available

Privilege TomTom standard equipment
Alarm Alloy wheels Cruise control Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Parking sensors Partial leather seat trim Rear electric windows Sat Nav

Privilege TomTom optional equipment
None available

Tom Tom standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Rear electric windows Sat Nav

Tom Tom optional equipment
None available

TomTom standard equipment
Air conditioning Alarm Alloy wheels Cloth seat trim Cruise control Front fog lights Full size spare wheel Lumbar support Rear electric windows Sat Nav

TomTom optional equipment
None available

Euro NCAP Rating – 5 stars

The Renault Scenic (09-16) was tested by Euro NCAP in 2016 and was awarded a 5 star overall rating. This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:

Test 2016

Individual safety ratings
Adult Occupant:	90%
Child Occupant:	82%
Vulnerable Road Users:	67%
Safety Assist:	59%

Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe. The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP. These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.