Renault Laguna: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Renault Laguna fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 14.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 9,387 individual Renault Laguna tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 61.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 38 in every 100 Renault Lagunas presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Renault Laguna tested had covered 117,740 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Renault Laguna bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Renault Laguna rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Renault Lagunas actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Renault Laguna

1. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 7.9% of tests (4.8x the national rate for this defect)
2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5% of tests (4.44x the national rate for this defect)
3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.9% of tests (3.62x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.8% of tests (3.45x the national rate for this defect)
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.2% of tests (3.16x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.2% of tests (2.76x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 4% of tests (2.27x the national rate for this defect)
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.9% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.8% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this defect)
10. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.9% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)

From 14,061 DVSA-tracked Renault Laguna tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.12% of these flagged Renault Laguna defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Renault Laguna pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Renault Laguna year:

• 2003 Renault Laguna - 54.6% first-time pass, 271 tests
• 2004 Renault Laguna - 63.2% first-time pass, 370 tests
• 2005 Renault Laguna - 59.5% first-time pass, 343 tests
• 2006 Renault Laguna - 60% first-time pass, 442 tests
• 2007 Renault Laguna - 59.2% first-time pass, 884 tests
• 2008 Renault Laguna - 62.7% first-time pass, 1,926 tests
• 2009 Renault Laguna - 62.2% first-time pass, 1,196 tests
• 2010 Renault Laguna - 60.5% first-time pass, 1,700 tests
• 2011 Renault Laguna - 64.7% first-time pass, 1,449 tests
• 2012 Renault Laguna - 66.3% first-time pass, 261 tests

Renault Laguna by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Diesel Renault Laguna - 62% first-time pass, 7,089 tests
• Petrol Renault Laguna - 62.9% first-time pass, 2,232 tests

Other Renault models

• Renault Clio - 61.6%
• Renault Captur - 79.7%
• Renault Megane - 61.1%
• Renault Trafic - 61.6%
• Renault Kadjar - 81.7%
• Renault Kangoo - 61.1%
• Renault Scenic - 62.3%
• Renault Twingo - 66.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Peugeot 106 - 62%
• Jeep Cherokee Limited Crd A - 62%
• Mazda E Series - 61.9%
• Vauxhall Astravan - 61.8%
• Isuzu Rodeo - 61.8%
• Mitsubishi Shogun Sport - 61.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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