55.4%
Renault Megane pass rate
Used Renault Megane buying guide
In 2025, Renault Megane cars passed 55.4% of 93,895 initial MOT tests, 17 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Renault Megane MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−17
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Megane sits 535th of 575 models in the data. Renault as a brand averaged 62.5%, so this model runs 7.1 points behind its own brand. Renault Megane cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Renault Megane MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Megane compares with similar cars.
Megane fuel types
Diesel made up 54% of Renault Megane MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. The rest ran on other fuels, so tested examples were a genuine mix.
Where the Megane fails its MOT
Where Renault Megane cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (8.1%), stop lamp not working (5.8%) and track rod end ball joint has excessive play (5.3%). See every common Megane MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Renault Megane that failed, not a claim that every Megane has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Megane?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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. 29% of Megane failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 23.5% of Megane 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. 17.7% of Megane failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 7.7% of Megane failure items.
5
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 6.7% of Megane failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
Megane vs similar cars
Head-to-head comparisons on the same 2025 DVSA data.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Renault Megane failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Renault models
The most-tested Renault models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Megane.
Used Renault Megane FAQs
Is the Renault Megane 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 55.4% first-time pass rate for the Renault Megane across 93,895 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Renault Megane cars fail their MOT more often?
Renault Megane cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Renault Megane?
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 history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Renault Megane'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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.