Renault MEGANE - 2001
347.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MEGANE, model year 2001.
Sample size: 1,473 cars, 3,063 tests and 10,655 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,473 cars
The 2001 Renault Megane has an overall defect rate of 348 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 369 per 100, marking a 5.7% improvement. Notably, the Megane performs significantly better in the steering and body/structure categories, with defect rates 32% and 35% lower than average, respectively. However, it struggles with visibility and lights & electrics, showing much higher defect rates compared to the average car. Mileage-related trends indicate that as mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,473 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.0% worse
175.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 33.6% better
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▼ 40.8% worse
41.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 24.3% worse
109.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.3% better
253.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 36.6% better
45.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 48.4% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 17.8% better
45.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 812
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 802
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 708
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 581
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 521
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 447
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 380
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 308
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 246
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 221
Serious faults (Top 10)
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 202
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Indicator or hazard warning switch: inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 65