Renault MEGANE - 2005
400.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MEGANE, model year 2005.
Sample size: 2,078 cars, 4,458 tests and 17,840 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,078 cars
The 2005 Renault Megane has an overall defect rate of 400 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.6% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs better than average in the Body/Structure and Other categories, with defects in these areas being significantly lower by approximately 23% and 28% respectively. However, it struggles with Brakes, Steering, and Lights & Electrics, showing considerably higher defect rates than its peers, particularly in Brakes, where the rate is about 40% higher than average. Mileage trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, defect rates increase sharply, especially in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,078 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 44.0% worse
228.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 53.1% worse
34.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 10.9% worse
31.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 35.9% worse
149.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.8% better
264.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 25.4% better
45.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 8.5% better
11.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Steering lock missing or not functioning
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 26.8% better
34.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,578
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,307
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,120
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 782
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 751
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 559
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 504
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 446
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 414
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 414
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 414
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 224
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 180
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 148
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 142