Renault MEGANE - 2008
378.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Renault MEGANE, model year 2008.
Sample size: 5,348 cars, 12,185 tests and 46,099 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,348 cars
The 2008 Renault Megane has a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with approximately 378 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 12% increase over the average of 337 defects. The model shows a troubling trend with increasing defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in categories like brakes and steering, where it significantly outperforms the average, with defect rates of 193 and 39 respectively. Conversely, it excels in the body/structure and other categories, showing much lower defect rates than average at 23 and 29. Overall, while the Megane has some strengths, its performance in critical areas like brakes and steering raises concerns.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,348 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 45.2% worse
193.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 118.9% worse
39.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
▲ 9.9% better
22.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing 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: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 84.3% worse
169.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 13.0% better
270.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 53.8% better
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 17.8% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 29.1% better
29.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 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
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
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: 4,435
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,957
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,019
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: 1,790
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,744
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,575
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,434
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,366
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,314
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,164
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,366
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 853
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 844
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 644
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 629
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 587
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 562
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 441
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 275