Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Renault Megane
Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps) on the Renault Megane is recorded on 28,813 tests — 7.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.2% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.2% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 325 models compared | 46 of 325, highest first |
| The model's own record | 411,704 tests · every year of the Megane → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Renault Megane tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 8.2% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 1.3%. The share has fallen 6.9 points over that time. Worst year 2008 at 14.1%; best 2019 at 1.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 304 | 3,701 | 8.2% |
| 2002 | 557 | 5,675 | 9.8% |
| 2003 | 266 | 3,056 | 8.7% |
| 2004 | 346 | 4,385 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 609 | 8,674 | 7.0% |
| 2006 | 1,692 | 14,079 | 12.0% |
| 2007 | 2,935 | 23,293 | 12.6% |
| 2008 | 3,072 | 21,766 | 14.1% |
| 2009 | 3,073 | 35,377 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 5,010 | 63,270 | 7.9% |
| 2011 | 3,947 | 52,287 | 7.5% |
| 2012 | 2,283 | 35,825 | 6.4% |
| 2013 | 1,258 | 29,123 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,248 | 28,889 | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 892 | 25,375 | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 481 | 17,691 | 2.7% |
| 2017 | 410 | 16,827 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 131 | 6,737 | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 111 | 8,613 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 47 | 3,601 | 1.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £5–£20 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps): every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Renault Megane MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Renault model →