2003 Renault Megane: MOT pass rate and reliability

63.1% of 2003 Renault Meganes pass the MOT first time, measured across 766 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,648 miles.

How the 2003 compares

  • Against all Renault Meganes (61.5%, 103,143 tests): +1.6 points
  • Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): -1.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Renault Megane model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Renault Megane:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 62.6% 372 90,853
2001 64.4% 910 94,070
2002 63.6% 1,417 94,164
2003 63.1% 766 98,648
2004 58.2% 1,053 97,978
2005 56.4% 2,042 96,411
2006 56.8% 3,339 99,479
2007 56.9% 5,666 98,519
2008 56.6% 5,248 100,542
2009 56% 8,599 106,337
2010 56.7% 15,409 105,205
2011 57.4% 12,732 101,552
2012 58.7% 8,847 100,127
2013 59.5% 7,196 94,162
2014 58.5% 7,077 89,849
2015 66.3% 6,496 82,393
2016 74.1% 4,879 69,062
2017 78.3% 4,786 62,588
2018 81.8% 1,981 52,882
2019 83.2% 2,530 43,905
2020 84.4% 1,051 40,321
2021 84.8% 487 35,375

What this means if you are buying a 2003 Megane

The 2003 sits close to the Renault Megane average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 23-year-old car fails on

A 2003 car is 23 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2003 Renault Megane the average at test was 98,648 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 2021 at 84.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 56%. That 28.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Renault Megane MOT data · Every model