Pass rate
84.8%
Around average — 4.7 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 8,613 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £12–£33
2019 Renault Megane MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 36,420 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
33.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 88.5% pass
- Avoid 2006 67.8% pass
Across the 23 years on record, a spread of 20.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 82.3%
- Typical mileage
- 36k mi
The 2019 Renault Megane MOT pass rate is 84.8% of its MOT tests — 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault Megane does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 33.5% of everything recorded on the 2019 Renault Megane, against 19.8% nationally — 13.7 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 89.5%; this one manages 84.8% — 4.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 72% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2019 Renault Megane compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 82.3%. The median 2019 Renault Megane in this dataset had covered 36,420 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 70% of tests, with a 86.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.5% of the time, April–September 85.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 2.67% of tests.
- 8,613 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.8% overall pass rate, 82.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Megane, the average is 71.4% — best year 2021 (88.5%), worst 2006 (67.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 8,613
- Typical mileage (median)
- 36,420 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Megane
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Megane MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (70% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Megane
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,352 | 82.2% |
| South East | 1,242 | 86.0% |
| North West | 1,173 | 83.1% |
| West Midlands | 920 | 87.1% |
| East of England | 856 | 85.3% |
| Yorkshire | 741 | 84.1% |
| South West | 719 | 85.7% |
| East Midlands | 572 | 85.8% |
| Wales | 529 | 84.5% |
| North East | 326 | 86.8% |
| London | 183 | 86.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2019 Megane
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2019 Megane
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 2.7% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the lights 1.5% of tests
“headlamp not working on dipped beam”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the brakes 1.5% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2019 Megane through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £12–£33 — and 72% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £12–£33
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 72%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 8,613 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Megane, side by side
23 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.8% to 88.5% — a spread of 20.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 73.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 71.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 68.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 67.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 68.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 68.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 68.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 68.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2011 69.5% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2012 70.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2013 70.6% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 70.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 74.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2016 79.5% stop lamp not working
- 2017 81.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 84.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 84.8%wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 86.8% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 88.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 85.8% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2019 Renault Megane with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2019 cars with a similar record
- Ford Ranger 84.6%
- Hyundai I800 84.6%
- Tesla Model X 85.0%
- Ford S-Max 84.4%
- Ford Grand C-Max 84.4%
- Isuzu D-Max 84.2%
Closest pass rates among 2019 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2019 Renault Megane 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 8,717 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 2,942 | 33.50% | 19.76% | +13.74 |
| Brakes | 2,504 | 28.50% | 20.89% | +7.61 |
| Suspension | 832 | 9.50% | 20.98% | −11.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 734 | 8.40% | 12.21% | −3.81 |
| Visibility | 685 | 7.80% | 4.97% | +2.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 537 | 6.10% | 4.18% | +1.92 |
| Road Wheels | 164 | 1.90% | 0.75% | +1.15 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 157 | 1.80% | 5.52% | −3.72 |
| Steering | 81 | 0.90% | 2.57% | −1.67 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 81 | 0.90% | 1.76% | −0.86 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.7% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.3% | £5–20 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.2% | £8–22 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.1% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.1% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,073 | 88.7% | 20,930 mi |
| 30-60k | 3,810 | 84.1% | 42,103 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,151 | 79.7% | 72,706 mi |
| 90-120k | 426 | 77.5% | 102,742 mi |
| 120k+ | 150 | 82.0% | 142,349 mi |
Source: 8,613 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2019 Megane MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Renault Megane?
84.8% of the 8,613 2019 Renault Megane tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 82.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Renault Megane?
The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.67%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.52%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.46%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Renault Megane MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.7% of the time, falling to 82.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Renault Megane in this dataset had covered 36,420 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2019 Renault Megane?
Petrol: 86.4% pass rate across 6,043 tests. Diesel: 80.9% pass rate across 2,570 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2019 Renault Megane MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 85.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.