RenaultMegane MOT results

In 2025, 55.1% of Renault Megane MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 65.3% for cars of the same age. 10.2% had at least one dangerous defect (8.7% for cars the same age). The typical Renault Megane tested was 13 years old with 91,700 miles. Based on 92,533 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Renault Megane cars are on the road

First-time pass: 55.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.1%passed after repair
Failed: 37.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.2%same age 8.7%
Typical mileage: 91,700at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Renault MeganeAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	88	84.1%	91.7%
2022	1,095	82.0%	88.5%
2021	765	84.8%	87.2%
2020	1,006	79.6%	85.9%
2019	2,392	76.5%	83.5%
2018	1,894	74.8%	80.8%
2017	5,027	70.2%	78.1%
2016	4,968	65.8%	74.8%
2015	6,192	57.2%	71.8%
2014	6,639	52.2%	68.5%
2013	6,616	52.4%	65.6%
2012	7,935	51.7%	63.2%
2011	11,142	50.1%	61.0%
2010	13,054	48.6%	59.1%
2009	6,906	48.1%	58.1%
2008	3,909	49.9%	57.0%
2007	4,032	49.9%	57.2%
2006	2,303	49.2%	56.8%
2005	1,408	50.9%	57.5%
2004	722	53.2%	57.5%
2003	1,053	54.6%	58.5%
2002	1,595	57.5%	59.4%
2001	1,073	56.2%	60.9%
2000	486	60.1%	62.2%
1999	118	55.1%	64.2%
1998	60	70.0%	65.1%
1997	39	48.7%	66.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Renault MeganeAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,896	82.2%	87.4%	30,600
5-9 years	17,249	68.9%	79.1%	64,200
10-14 years	41,914	51.5%	65.7%	97,800
15-19 years	25,170	49.0%	57.6%	101,700
20-29 years	5,856	55.9%	59.6%	93,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Renault Megane is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	3,250	3.5%	1.1×	63.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,450	2.6%	1.2×	58.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,252	2.4%	1.3×	58.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,872	2.0%	1.1×	54.3%
G Glasgow	Scotland	1,860	2.0%	1.3×	55.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,771	1.9%	1.1×	58.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,754	1.9%	1.5×	54.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,692	1.8%	1.1×	52.0%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,646	1.8%	1.3×	55.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,596	1.7%	1.0×	54.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,568	1.7%	1.3×	52.0%
M Manchester	North West	1,564	1.7%	1.1×	54.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,422	1.5%	1.1×	54.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,409	1.5%	1.0×	61.5%
CH Chester	North West	1,407	1.5%	1.4×	54.0%
BS Bristol	South West	1,381	1.5%	0.9×	49.9%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,289	1.4%	1.0×	60.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,284	1.4%	1.3×	54.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,228	1.3%	1.1×	56.5%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,162	1.3%	1.3×	52.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,158	1.3%	1.0×	50.3%
L Liverpool	North West	1,139	1.2%	1.1×	55.5%
WA Warrington	North West	1,134	1.2%	1.2×	57.0%
TS Teesside	North East	1,129	1.2%	1.3×	53.0%
EX Exeter	South West	1,125	1.2%	1.1×	48.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,121	1.2%	0.9×	53.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,109	1.2%	1.0×	48.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,090	1.2%	1.7×	57.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,081	1.2%	1.1×	51.1%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,037	1.1%	1.0×	56.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,006	1.1%	1.5×	55.5%
RG Reading	South East	955	1.0%	0.7×	59.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	942	1.0%	0.8×	57.5%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	924	1.0%	1.1×	56.6%
NP Newport	Wales	900	1.0%	1.1×	50.2%
BN Brighton	South East	898	1.0%	0.8×	50.8%
PR Preston	North West	896	1.0%	1.1×	52.6%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	878	0.9%	0.9×	56.5%
OX Oxford	South East	874	0.9%	0.8×	56.3%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	866	0.9%	1.0×	50.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	863	0.9%	0.9×	54.5%
SN Swindon	South West	846	0.9%	1.0×	53.9%
GU Guildford	South East	821	0.9%	0.7×	55.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	819	0.9%	0.7×	56.7%
SO Southampton	South East	815	0.9%	0.7×	55.6%
TR Truro	South West	810	0.9%	1.4×	52.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	807	0.9%	1.0×	60.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	805	0.9%	1.2×	44.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	789	0.9%	1.3×	57.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	786	0.8%	1.0×	66.5%
BA Bath	South West	785	0.8%	1.0×	48.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	766	0.8%	0.9×	56.4%
SK Stockport	North West	759	0.8%	0.8×	51.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	754	0.8%	1.1×	53.7%
BL Bolton	North West	739	0.8%	1.0×	50.1%
ME Rochester	South East	732	0.8%	0.7×	58.6%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	728	0.8%	1.2×	55.6%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	725	0.8%	1.5×	50.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	700	0.8%	1.0×	52.1%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	658	0.7%	0.7×	64.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	653	0.7%	1.0×	56.7%
RH Redhill	South East	641	0.7%	0.7×	59.1%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	636	0.7%	1.2×	38.1%
WN Wigan	North West	615	0.7%	1.4×	53.0%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	610	0.7%	0.9×	48.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	606	0.7%	1.3×	49.0%
SE London SE	London	587	0.6%	0.8×	62.2%
DH Durham	North East	577	0.6%	1.3×	53.4%
LU Luton	East of England	577	0.6%	0.9×	61.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	569	0.6%	1.1×	45.0%
OL Oldham	North West	569	0.6%	0.9×	54.8%
PA Paisley	Scotland	564	0.6%	1.3×	48.0%
DL Darlington	North East	562	0.6%	1.1×	48.2%
TA Taunton	South West	547	0.6%	0.9×	49.9%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	540	0.6%	1.0×	55.0%
CW Crewe	North West	534	0.6%	1.0×	50.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	533	0.6%	1.5×	57.8%
RM Romford	London	528	0.6%	0.7×	64.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	508	0.5%	1.3×	51.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	498	0.5%	1.3×	50.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	472	0.5%	1.2×	42.4%
TW Twickenham	London	472	0.5%	0.7×	68.6%
CR Croydon	London	471	0.5%	0.8×	70.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	453	0.5%	0.8×	53.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	450	0.5%	0.7×	58.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	449	0.5%	1.1×	46.3%
DA Dartford	South East	445	0.5%	0.7×	67.6%
LA Lancaster	North West	432	0.5%	0.9×	47.5%
E London E	London	431	0.5%	0.6×	62.9%
UB Southall	London	406	0.4%	0.7×	66.3%
SR Sunderland	North East	405	0.4%	1.3×	45.2%
SP Salisbury	South West	404	0.4%	0.9×	47.8%
SL Slough	South East	396	0.4%	0.6×	65.2%
EN Enfield	London	387	0.4%	0.7×	65.6%
N London N	London	386	0.4%	0.6×	60.1%
TQ Torquay	South West	377	0.4%	0.8×	50.1%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	367	0.4%	1.1×	56.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	356	0.4%	0.5×	61.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	346	0.4%	0.9×	48.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	319	0.3%	1.5×	56.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	317	0.3%	0.9×	49.5%
HA Harrow	London	284	0.3%	0.5×	60.6%
NW London NW	London	257	0.3%	0.4×	65.4%
PH Perth	Scotland	233	0.3%	0.9×	48.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	221	0.2%	0.5×	61.1%
BR Bromley	London	219	0.2%	0.7×	66.7%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	213	0.2%	0.9×	48.8%
IG Ilford	London	209	0.2%	0.5×	65.6%
SW London SW	London	207	0.2%	0.5×	64.7%
WD Watford	East of England	197	0.2%	0.5×	61.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	193	0.2%	0.8×	50.3%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	152	0.2%	0.9×	50.7%
SM Sutton	London	126	0.1%	0.6×	70.6%
W London W	London	111	0.1%	0.5×	59.5%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	98	0.1%	1.2×	41.8%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	93	0.1%	2.2×	47.3%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	83	<0.1%	1.1×	47.0%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	13	<0.1%	0.4×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	8,432	9.1%	1.2×	49.5%
North East	4,269	4.6%	1.2×	52.3%
North West	11,546	12.5%	1.1×	53.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,168	9.9%	1.1×	54.0%
Wales	5,606	6.1%	1.3×	52.2%
West Midlands	10,996	11.9%	1.2×	58.9%
East Midlands	6,923	7.5%	1.1×	55.7%
East of England	9,529	10.3%	1.0×	57.8%
London	5,437	5.9%	0.6×	64.7%
South East	10,930	11.8%	0.8×	57.3%
South West	9,694	10.5%	1.0×	50.6%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Renault MeganeCars the same age

Lights and electrics22.3%14.8%
Suspension20.1%13.1%
Brakes12.7%8.2%
Steering7.4%2.8%
Tyres7.4%6.8%
Body and structure6.1%4.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.3%5.2%
Emissions and leaks3.3%4.2%
Seat belts and airbags1.6%1.3%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Renault Megane tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	8.9%	3.4%	2.6×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	6.9%	2.7%	2.6×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	6.1%	1.6%	3.8×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	5.5%	2.5%	2.2×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.3%	3.8%	1.4×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	4.3%	2.0%	2.2×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.5%	1.6%	2.2×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.4%	1.9%	1.8×	0.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	3.2%	1.0%	3.2×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.0%	2.6%	1.2×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	21.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	18.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	8.0%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	6.5%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	5.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.8%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.8%
Track rod end: ball joint has slight play	5.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	50,246	54.3%
Petrol	41,035	55.4%
Electric	992	82.4%
Hybrid	256	84.0%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model