53.8%
Renault Laguna
Renault Laguna MOT pass rate and common problems
The Renault Laguna passed 53.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 18.6 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was coil spring fractured or broken.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Laguna compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
62.5%
Renault average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Laguna runs 8.7 points behind the Renault average. It is 15th of the 16 Renault models in the data. The average Laguna arrived at its test 16.8 years old with 119,806 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Laguna MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 7,473 | 53.8% | 18.6 pts below |
Every Renault Laguna tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Laguna failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Renault Laguna cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 54.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Laguna MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Renault Laguna cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 41.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Renault Laguna cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Laguna
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, ball joint excessively worn and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 17.3% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 11.1% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 5.2% of failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 4.9% of failure items.
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Renault Laguna MOT FAQs
What is the Renault Laguna MOT pass rate?
53.8% of Renault Laguna cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 7,473 tests. That is 18.6 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 550th of 575 models.
What does a Renault Laguna most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Renault Laguna cars failing their 2025 MOT was coil spring fractured or broken, on 8.2% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.9%) and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.9%).
Which area causes the most Renault Laguna MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 28.6%, followed by suspension at 25.4%.
Does this mean every Renault Laguna has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Renault Laguna that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Renault Laguna's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.