Reliability report
Renault Laguna reliability and common faults
Based on 54,499 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
38.4%
fail rate · average 32.6%
much worse than average
7,195 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇳🇱 Netherlands · APK
66.5%
with defects · average 61.6%
worse than average
11,973 APK inspections (RDW)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
34.8%
first-time pass · average 42.7%
much worse than average
35,331 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Renault Laguna
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Suspensionconfirmed in 2 countries
Plates and identificationconfirmed in 2 countries
Brakesconfirmed in 2 countries
Steeringconfirmed in 2 countries
Lights and electricsconfirmed in 2 countries
Body and structure
Tyres
Wheels
Seat belts and airbags
Visibility
Exhaust and emissions
Most common test failures
- 1Spring broken or cracked
- 2Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing
- 3Excessive leakage of other fluids
- 4Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm
- 5Sidelight not working (properly)
- 6Tyre insufficient tread
- 7Tyre pressure not at correct value
- 8Low beam incorrectly adjusted
- 9Mechanical parts of the brake system show wear
- 10Steering or steering knuckle ball joint with wear of 1.0 mm or less
- 11Tie rod end has too much play
- 12Low beam light-dark cutoff unclear
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 9–11 years | — | 52.6% avg 44.4% |
| 12–15 years | 36.9% avg 30.3% | 61.1% avg 55.4% |
| 16–20 years | 39.5% avg 34.6% | 68.4% avg 64.7% |
| 21+ years | 38.4% avg 31.4% | 75.1% avg 68.4% |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Laguna | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 70.5% | 71.1% | 61 |
| 2014 | 72.3% | 68.0% | 112 |
| 2013 | 58.1% | 65.9% | 148 |
| 2012 | 66.6% | 63.7% | 323 |
| 2011 | 50.0% | 61.2% | 440 |
| 2010 | 45.2% | 57.3% | 451 |
| 2009 | 51.4% | 54.5% | 545 |
| 2008 | 47.0% | 52.4% | 1,483 |
| 2007 | 46.0% | 50.6% | 1,141 |
| 2006 | 34.7% | 48.7% | 1,320 |
| 2005 | 38.6% | 46.6% | 1,904 |
| 2004 | 34.4% | 44.5% | 2,248 |
| 2003 | 34.3% | 42.9% | 3,456 |
| 2002 | 32.1% | 42.0% | 4,559 |
| 2001 | 33.6% | 40.9% | 5,067 |
Renault Laguna – FAQs
How reliable is the Renault Laguna?+
In the UK the Renault Laguna fails 38.4% of MOT tests, against an average of 32.6% for cars of the same age – much worse than average. In the Netherlands, inspectors found defects at 66.5% of APK inspections (average there 61.6%) – worse than average. In Lithuania 34.8% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 42.7%) – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Renault Laguna?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: suspension, plates and identification, brakes, steering.
What should I check when buying a used Renault Laguna?+
The most common inspection failures: Spring broken or cracked; Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing; Excessive leakage of other fluids; Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm; Sidelight not working (properly). Before you buy, also check the free MOT history on GOV.UK and the car’s history by reg or VIN (mileage, damage, theft).
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).