MOT comparison

Renault Megane Mk3 vs Volkswagen Golf Mk6

How the Renault Megane Mk3 (2008–2016) and the Volkswagen Golf Mk6 (2008–2012) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Renault Megane Mk3

1,067,590

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2016

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Volkswagen Golf Mk6

2,921,854

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2012

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Renault Megane Mk3 Volkswagen Golf Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 88.9% vs 92.0%

8,148 and 16,904 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 84.1% vs 89.9%

43,485 and 88,426 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 78.0% vs 87.9%

83,991 and 185,612 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 72.5% vs 85.9%

103,839 and 244,761 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 67.4% vs 83.1%

110,549 and 266,121 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 63.1% vs 79.8%

111,706 and 271,625 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 59.2% vs 76.7%

108,235 and 267,744 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 56.1% vs 73.8%

101,171 and 256,772 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.5% vs 71.0%

90,155 and 240,013 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 51.9% vs 68.5%

76,982 and 218,061 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 49.9% vs 65.5%

130,217 and 422,835 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 48.5% vs 62.9%

62,279 and 251,262 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 48.6% vs 61.2%

24,769 and 121,359 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 48.1% vs 60.0%

8,528 and 48,076 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 49.7% vs 59.3%

3,536 and 22,283 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Renault Megane Mk3 fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 10 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 3.1% of MOTs against 0.85%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands
Stop lamp

Fails about 9 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 3.7% of MOTs against 0.45%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front position lamp

Fails about 7 times as often as the Volkswagen Golf Mk6: 3.8% of MOTs against 0.71%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Volkswagen Golf Mk6 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 3 times as often as the Renault Megane Mk3: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.50%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands
Front upper ball joint

Fails about 8 times as often as the Renault Megane Mk3: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.16%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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