Track rod end excessive play on the Renault Megane
Track rod end excessive play on the Renault Megane is recorded on 40,286 tests — 9.8% of all its MOT tests, against 2.0% across every car in the data. That is 4.9× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.0% of tests record it — this model is 4.9× that share |
| The 309 models compared | 5 of 309, 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, 1.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2020, 0.4%. The share has fallen 1.1 points over that time. Worst year 2010 at 4.5%; best 2018 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | 3,008 | 1.5% |
| 2001 | 144 | 11,103 | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 275 | 17,025 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 183 | 9,168 | 2.0% |
| 2004 | 346 | 13,155 | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 746 | 26,022 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,237 | 42,237 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 2,033 | 69,879 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 2,076 | 65,298 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,983 | 106,131 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 8,628 | 189,810 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 6,985 | 156,861 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,866 | 107,475 | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 2,855 | 87,369 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,747 | 86,667 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,054 | 76,125 | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 755 | 53,073 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 177 | 50,481 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 56 | 20,211 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 65 | 17,226 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 28 | 7,202 | 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 £18–£45 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
- Track rod end excessive play: 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 →