2011 Renault Laguna: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.7% of 2011 Renault Lagunas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,449 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 121,983 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Renault Lagunas (62.2%, 9,323 tests): +2.5 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Laguna model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Laguna:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2003 54.6% 271 97,361
2004 63.2% 370 100,474
2005 59.5% 343 102,948
2006 60% 442 102,467
2007 59.2% 884 119,556
2008 62.7% 1,926 123,923
2009 62.2% 1,196 121,445
2010 60.5% 1,700 125,377
2011 64.7% 1,449 121,983
2012 66.3% 261 123,898

What this means if you are buying a 2011 Laguna

The 2011 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.5 points more often than the Renault Laguna average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2011 Renault Laguna the average at test was 121,983 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2012 at 66.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 54.6%. That 11.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Renault Laguna MOT data · Every model