Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Renault Megane
Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded on the Renault Megane is recorded on 38,213 tests — 9.3% of all its MOT tests, against 4.6% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 4.6% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 318 models compared | 89 of 318, 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 2000, 4.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2018, 0.4%. The share has fallen 3.9 points over that time. Worst year 2005 at 10.3%; best 2018 at 0.4%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 129 | 3,008 | 4.3% |
| 2001 | 466 | 11,103 | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 923 | 17,025 | 5.4% |
| 2003 | 489 | 6,112 | 8.0% |
| 2004 | 869 | 8,770 | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 1,782 | 17,348 | 10.3% |
| 2006 | 2,882 | 42,237 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 3,416 | 69,879 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,386 | 43,532 | 5.5% |
| 2009 | 4,961 | 106,131 | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 8,895 | 189,810 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 5,317 | 156,861 | 3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,337 | 71,650 | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,260 | 58,246 | 2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,151 | 57,778 | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 437 | 50,750 | 0.9% |
| 2016 | 260 | 35,382 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 218 | 33,654 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 25 | 6,737 | 0.4% |
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 £80–£180 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. 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
- Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded: 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 →