Renault Laguna
Registered from 1994 to 2012.
About this model
The Renault Laguna is a large family car that was manufactured and marketed by Renault for 21 years in three body styles: hatchback, coupé, and estate. The first generation Laguna was launched in 1994, the second generation was introduced in 2000, and the third generation was built from October 2007 until 2015.
From the Wikipedia article Renault Laguna, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.0 diesel. 612 of 2,070 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 25% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 58% | 354 |
| Lights and electrics | 39% | 236 |
| Brakes | 35% | 217 |
| Body and structure | 26% | 162 |
| Tyres and wheels | 19% | 114 |
| Visibility | 11% | 70 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 58% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 35% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 19% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 39% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 26% of its failures
- Visibility — 11% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 29% | 20% | 69 | |
| 60–80k miles | 28% | 24% | 159 | |
| 80–100k miles | 30% | 27% | 253 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 29% | 374 | |
| 120–140k miles | 30% | 29% | 375 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 30% | 355 | |
| 160–180k miles | 33% | 30% | 223 | |
| 180–200k miles | 32% | 29% | 118 | |
| 200k+ miles | 27% | 29% | 110 |
2,036 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.0 diesel · 153 hp · 1578 kg · 2745 mm wheelbase · 5.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 2.0 diesel · 153 hp · 1589 kg · 2747 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.0 diesel · 1604 kg · 2746 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (NEDC) |