Renault Megane: reliability by registration year
2001-2022 · 22 registration years · 88,790 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Megane registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,230 | 82.5% | 84.0% | Tyre condition (front) 33.5% |
| 2021 | 718 | 84.1% | 86.9% | |
| 2020 | 993 | 80.0% | 84.0% | |
| 2019 | 2,357 | 76.6% | 80.9% | Tyre condition (front) 12.3% |
| 2018 | 1,869 | 75.2% | 79.8% | Tyre condition (front) 16.2% |
| 2017 | 4,856 | 69.9% | 75.5% | Tyre condition (front) 13.8% |
| 2016 | 4,841 | 65.6% | 72.4% | Brake light 10.5% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 Megane: Brake light (10.5%) · Tyre condition (front) (8.8%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front) (8.4%) | ||||
| 2015 | 6,005 | 56.8% | 62.9% | Coil spring (front) 15.3% |
| 2014 | 6,391 | 51.3% | 57.2% | Coil spring (front) 16.2% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2014 Megane: Coil spring (front) (16.2%) · Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (14.2%) · Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) (12.5%) | ||||
| 2013 | 6,378 | 51.8% | 58.0% | Coil spring (rear) 16.6% |
| 2012 | 7,660 | 51.1% | 58.1% | Track rod end (front) 15.2% |
| 2011 | 10,694 | 49.3% | 57.2% | Coil spring (rear) 14.2% |
| 2010 | 12,546 | 47.9% | 56.3% | Coil spring (front) 14.3% |
| 2009 | 6,649 | 47.3% | 56.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 13.1% |
| 2008 | 3,777 | 48.9% | 57.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.0% |
| 2007 | 3,895 | 49.0% | 58.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.9% |
| 2006 | 2,212 | 47.9% | 57.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.6% |
| 2005 | 1,357 | 50.3% | 58.6% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 15.4% |
| 2004 | 709 | 52.8% | 59.9% | Suspension arm ball joint (front) 15.2% |
| 2003 | 1,021 | 54.6% | 64.5% | Windscreen washers 12.8% |
| 2002 | 1,570 | 57.4% | 65.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.2% |
| 2001 | 1,062 | 55.8% | 62.9% | Windscreen washers 15.6% |