Used car guide
2005 Renault Megane: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
49% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Stands out: steering rack inner joints 5.7×, brake discs 2.1×, ball joint 2.2×
4,695 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
50% pass first time (all 2005 cars: 57%)
Stands out: steering rack inner joints 5.2×, brake discs 2.1×, ball joint 2.6×
1,767 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Renault Megane compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 107 | Tyres 21% |
| 2022 | 1,316 | Tyres 28% |
| 2021 | 1,549 | Tyres 25% |
| 2020 | 3,197 | Tyres 27% |
| 2019 | 7,486 | Tyres 30% |
| 2018 | 5,846 | Tyres 33% |
| 2017 | 14,157 | Tyres 35% |
| 2016 | 14,443 | Tyres 33% |
| 2015 | 19,249 | Suspension 42% |
| 2014 | 20,994 | Suspension 48% |
| 2013 | 21,314 | Suspension 47% |
| 2012 | 26,144 | Suspension 50% |
| 2011 | 37,917 | Suspension 51% |
| 2010 | 45,802 | Suspension 52% |
| 2009 | 25,570 | Suspension 53% |
| 2008 | 16,025 | Lights and electrics 52% |
| 2007 | 17,266 | Lights and electrics 53% |
| 2006 | 10,400 | Lights and electrics 55% |
| 2004 | 3,295 | Brakes 49% |
| 2003 | 2,344 | Brakes 46% |
| 2002 | 4,388 | Lights and electrics 43% |
| 2001 | 2,839 | Lights and electrics 41% |
| 2000 | 1,156 | Lights and electrics 43% |
| 1999 | 363 | Lights and electrics 37% |
| 1998 | 216 | Brakes 39% |
| 1997 | 127 | Brakes 41% |
| 1996 | – | Too few tests |