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Renault Laguna, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

5,846 Renault Lagunas are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 53.8% of initial MOT tests, 18.5 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Renault Laguna at the MOT

53.8% of 7,473 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Laguna 550th of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Renault Laguna53.8%
  • All Renault modelsThe Laguna is 8.7 pts behind62.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Where Lagunas fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Renault Laguna tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.6%
  • Suspension25.4%
  • Brakes19%
  • Tyres7.4%
  • Body, chassis, structure6.7%

The items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (8.2%), position lamp not working (7.9%) and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.9%).

The MOT page lists every common Laguna MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Renault Laguna MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Laguna's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.28.6% of Laguna failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.25.4% of Laguna failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.19% of Laguna failure items

Renault Lagunas in the UK

5,846 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 92% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−92%from 77,498 licensed
Typical year of first use
2009half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2009 or earlier
Declared off the road
9,92663% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Renault Lagunas since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201477,498
End of 201562,451
End of 201649,547
End of 201738,160
End of 201829,487
End of 201923,127
End of 202018,755
End of 202115,151
End of 202212,749
End of 202310,426
End of 20248,333
End of 20256,638
End of June 20265,846

How old they are

Licensed Renault Lagunas by year of first use.

A further 63 were first used before 1999.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025
2012214
20111,183
20101,266
2009880
20081,353
2007490
2006258
2005216
2004229
2003181
2002101
200128
200067
199936

Laguna engines and fuel

2.0 litre engines made up 72% of Renault Laguna MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.5 litre at 13%. Diesel accounts for 78% of licensed Lagunas and petrol for 22%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 7,471 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre72.4%
  • 1.5 litre13.4%
  • 1.9 litre5.4%
  • 1.8 litre5.2%
  • 1.6 litre1.2%

Fuel type, licensed Lagunas

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol1,28822%
Diesel4,55478%
Gas40.1%

Renault Laguna recalls

12 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Laguna. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Laguna is affected.

  1. Apr 2010 R/2010/039

    Seat belt may not perform correctly

    Lagunas built Jan 2007 to Aug 2009 · 9,959 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    There is a possibility that the drivers seat belt pretensioner cable may fail through fatigue and therefore not restrain the driver correctly during a collision.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the pretensioner with one that is redesigned.

  2. Nov 2004 R/2004/204

    Actual engine speed can differ from speed requested by the driver

    Lagunas built Sep 2002 to Jun 2004 · 469 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    In certain cases the risk exists that there may be a faulty contact between the accelerator pedal sensor and the injection computer. In such cases the SERV warning light will illuminate on the dashboard.The situation remains under control by simply by applying the brake pedal.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will undergo preventive reprogramming of the injection computer

  3. Sep 2003 R/2003/117

    Possible unintended acceleration

    Lagunas built May 2001 to Oct 2002 · 12,819 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The engine may intermittently accelerate by itself and/or suffer instability of the idle speed.
    Remedy
    Reprogramme the fuel injection computer software.

  4. Sep 2003 R/2003/116

    Possible unintended acceleration

    Lagunas built Jan 2001 to Jul 2002 · 2,198 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The engine may intermittently accelerate by itself and/or suffer instability of the idle speed.
    Remedy
    Reprogramme the fuel injection computer software.

  5. Jan 2003 R/2003/003

    Brake servo may fail

    2,803 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Brake servo may fail resulting in a hard brake pedal due to the loss of power assistance.
    Remedy
    Replace the brake servo unit.

  6. Nov 2002 R/2002/141

    Vehicle surge

    Lagunas built May 2002 to Jul 2002 · 1,646 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The engine speed may surge intermittently when first started from cold when the outside temperature is between 0 degrees centigrade and plus 5 degrees centigrade.
    Remedy
    Reprogramme the fuel injection computer.

  7. Mar 2002 R/2001/163

    Engine may cut out

    Lagunas built Oct 2000 to Jun 2001 · 4,838 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Laguna II's fitted with the 1.6 16v engine may cut out and stall at idle/lift off when the air conditioning is switched on.
    Remedy
    Rectified by recalibrating the injection computer.

  8. Mar 2002 R/2001/157

    Fuel leak / emergency brake assist concern

    2,249 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Danger of leakage from the Diesel injection high pressure pipes which can result in destruction of the Emergency Brake Assist connector located on the Brake Booster.
    Remedy
    Replace diesel fuel injection high pressure rail and pipes and Emergency Brake Assist connector seal at Brake Booster Unit.
How to check a specific Laguna for recalls

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Renault Laguna FAQs

How many Renault Lagunas are there in the UK?

5,846 Renault Lagunas were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 9,926 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Renault Laguna reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 53.8% first-time pass rate for the Renault Laguna across 7,473 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Renault Laguna had any recalls?

12 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Renault Laguna. The most recent was published in April 2010. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Renault Laguna?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Renault Laguna's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Renault history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Renault VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.