Service brake binding on the Renault Megane
Service brake binding on the Renault Megane is recorded on 28,606 tests — 6.9% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 2.8× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 2.8× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 18 of 341, 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, 2.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.6%. The share has fallen 2.2 points over that time. Worst year 2003 at 4.0%; best 2021 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 | 3,008 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 277 | 7,402 | 3.7% |
| 2002 | 436 | 11,350 | 3.8% |
| 2003 | 246 | 6,112 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 272 | 8,770 | 3.1% |
| 2005 | 515 | 17,348 | 3.0% |
| 2006 | 885 | 42,237 | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,521 | 69,879 | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,450 | 65,298 | 2.2% |
| 2009 | 2,968 | 106,131 | 2.8% |
| 2010 | 5,307 | 189,810 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 4,096 | 156,861 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,688 | 107,475 | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,323 | 87,369 | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,387 | 86,667 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,855 | 76,125 | 2.4% |
| 2016 | 749 | 53,073 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 208 | 33,654 | 0.6% |
| 2018 | 83 | 13,474 | 0.6% |
| 2019 | 171 | 17,226 | 1.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | 7,202 | 0.9% |
| 2021 | 19 | 3,420 | 0.6% |
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 £60–£150 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
- Service brake binding: 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 →