High Mileage Renault Megane Diesel
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Hey everyone
Renault seems to have been a lot more reliable since about 2009 when they partnered up with Nissan. As a result I am now interested in the 1.5 dCi Megane Sports Tourer. The ones I'm looking at will be around 95,000 miles, preferably these would have been mainly done on the motorway as they're often company cars.
My question is has anybody got any experience of high mileage Renaults of around the 2010 era?
Thanks in advance
Puffnut
Renault seems to have been a lot more reliable since about 2009 when they partnered up with Nissan. As a result I am now interested in the 1.5 dCi Megane Sports Tourer. The ones I'm looking at will be around 95,000 miles, preferably these would have been mainly done on the motorway as they're often company cars.
My question is has anybody got any experience of high mileage Renaults of around the 2010 era?
Thanks in advance
Puffnut
I doubt they're better or worse that most of the other dervs of the same vintage
DPF and DMF are going to be the Achilles heel for anything around that age / mileage.
The 1.5dci has a timing belt, so i'd make sure that was changed as well.
If it's any help, my daughter did thousands of miles in her 2008 Scenic with that engine with no oil registering on the dipstick - despite the car complaining about it every time she turned it on. Seemed reasonably tough to me.
DPF and DMF are going to be the Achilles heel for anything around that age / mileage.
The 1.5dci has a timing belt, so i'd make sure that was changed as well.
If it's any help, my daughter did thousands of miles in her 2008 Scenic with that engine with no oil registering on the dipstick - despite the car complaining about it every time she turned it on. Seemed reasonably tough to me.
Edited by littlebasher on Monday 11th May 17:47
i have just purchased a shed of an 05 one with the afore mentioned engine.
all the stories of the light bulbs being difficult to change are not myth.. the indicators are even worse!
the key card also seems to be a flimsily constructed liability waiting to happen.
mine shows electrical fault on the dash, with probbaly means its going to explode soon ( or that i should change the engine bay fusebox as all the contacts are most likely rusty in it )
on the plus side i seem to be getting a genuine 55mpg on my commute
all the stories of the light bulbs being difficult to change are not myth.. the indicators are even worse!
the key card also seems to be a flimsily constructed liability waiting to happen.
mine shows electrical fault on the dash, with probbaly means its going to explode soon ( or that i should change the engine bay fusebox as all the contacts are most likely rusty in it )
on the plus side i seem to be getting a genuine 55mpg on my commute
sorry to hear about you troubles, this is what i mean though, i haven't heard any bad reviews on the cars built after 2009. Even though they had the same engines, I don't know what they did differently but I'm hoping its worked.
But yes, around the 2005 era Renault was one of the worst on reliability ratings, which is why the newer ones are such a good deal because everyone's scared to buy them.
But yes, around the 2005 era Renault was one of the worst on reliability ratings, which is why the newer ones are such a good deal because everyone's scared to buy them.
I have the pre-Nissan collaboration version (as per the last poster) and it was easily the least reliable car I have ever owned.
To the extent that I actually bought a "spare" car to cater for when it would fail to start; refuse to engage (or release) the handbrake; refuse to unlock; randomly put the windows down or up; blow bulbs that as mentioned required a wheel off to change.
I think it had some other problems (oh yes, losing all power in the outside lane was a fun one), but those are the first few which spring to mind. Did I mention the brake failure?
To the extent that I actually bought a "spare" car to cater for when it would fail to start; refuse to engage (or release) the handbrake; refuse to unlock; randomly put the windows down or up; blow bulbs that as mentioned required a wheel off to change.
I think it had some other problems (oh yes, losing all power in the outside lane was a fun one), but those are the first few which spring to mind. Did I mention the brake failure?
There's a fair old lead time on car platforms. You have a 4-8 year cycle between releases, and sometimes a platform will actually last 12 years or more (Alfa springs to mind - how long were they knocking out GTs which were really 147 and 156s?)
The 2002-2008 Megane (the one that I had) would almost certainly have begun design before the collaboration took effect. I think the first Nissan/Renault may have been the K12 Micra (B0 platform) which was introduced in 2002 - but it was 2005 before they got a Clio out on the same platform.
The 2002-2008 Megane (the one that I had) would almost certainly have begun design before the collaboration took effect. I think the first Nissan/Renault may have been the K12 Micra (B0 platform) which was introduced in 2002 - but it was 2005 before they got a Clio out on the same platform.
Carrying on with the entirely unrelated posts on this topic so far, I had a 98 clio that had a leaky sunroof, I've also heard 1987 Renault 5's are terrible on fuel. 
In the real world, 95k isn't high mileage, whether it be a Renault or anything else. The current generation Megane is a great car, we look after a lot of fleet stuff with much higher mileage than that.
If it's been looked after, it'll be ok.
In the real world, 95k isn't high mileage, whether it be a Renault or anything else. The current generation Megane is a great car, we look after a lot of fleet stuff with much higher mileage than that.
If it's been looked after, it'll be ok.
They were definitely getting better around 2009 onwards when they were consistently on their way up the reliability surveys. The stuff from early-mid 2000s is what you need to avoid. We had a 2004 Grand Scenic which has put me off Renaults for life. Serial component failures and breakdowns at 4 years and under 50k old, and everything was megabucks to sort. You should be OK with an 09 car, and the 1.5dCit lump had been around for a few years by then so the gremlins should have been sorted. They used a Delphi injection system which was less reliable than the Bosch setup on the bigger 1.9 unit.
For what it's worth, the Renault dCi's are still the smoothest and quietest four cylinder diesel engines out there. The only such engines you might even call sweet.
For what it's worth, the Renault dCi's are still the smoothest and quietest four cylinder diesel engines out there. The only such engines you might even call sweet.
That's not particularly high mileage in my book, but there's always the 3 Figure Fear looming. I think with renault it's going to be the same as always, electrics are probably going to go wonky on you. The engines if looked after can take it, I've seen that 1.5 DCi in small vans do 200k without much in the way of problems, but it'll be the sensors and senders that link the ECU that'll be the problem points
I think I'm pretty well qualified to answer this one.
2002 - 2008 Renault Meganes have a terrible rep, but actually suffer a few common problems - Windows, early fuseboxes, cheap interior plastics, and windows. Did I mention the windows? After this they are pretty tough, and the mechanicals are sensible, tough and can be maintained. Electrically, they are OK ish, with the early electrnic fuseboxes playing up, though this was pretty much fixed by 2005. Some of the diesel engines had suspect Delphi injectors fitted to the 86 horse engine (I think).
The 2008 - onward car is excellent. Essentially it's the same underpinnings from the earlier car, with better interior plastics, seats, and slight revisions on some of the electrics.
The 106 horse engine is good, with good power / performance / economy, though to me it sounds strange when it starts. Dual mass and clutch can be expensive, and the cabin filter is a right old laugh to change. The headlights come out easily for bulb changes, so that's a much better feature.
We have several of each, and have fairly typically 150k or more on every one of them, with no immediate plans to change any.
2002 - 2008 Renault Meganes have a terrible rep, but actually suffer a few common problems - Windows, early fuseboxes, cheap interior plastics, and windows. Did I mention the windows? After this they are pretty tough, and the mechanicals are sensible, tough and can be maintained. Electrically, they are OK ish, with the early electrnic fuseboxes playing up, though this was pretty much fixed by 2005. Some of the diesel engines had suspect Delphi injectors fitted to the 86 horse engine (I think).
The 2008 - onward car is excellent. Essentially it's the same underpinnings from the earlier car, with better interior plastics, seats, and slight revisions on some of the electrics.
The 106 horse engine is good, with good power / performance / economy, though to me it sounds strange when it starts. Dual mass and clutch can be expensive, and the cabin filter is a right old laugh to change. The headlights come out easily for bulb changes, so that's a much better feature.
We have several of each, and have fairly typically 150k or more on every one of them, with no immediate plans to change any.
puffnut said:
That's certainly encouraging!
Does anyone know what the apparent speed of this engine feels like? I am not bothered about 0-60 times too much however I like a car to pull well at say 30-50. Does it feel underpowered?
If you're doing a lot of A Road/Motorway work then I'd say go for the 2.0d:Does anyone know what the apparent speed of this engine feels like? I am not bothered about 0-60 times too much however I like a car to pull well at say 30-50. Does it feel underpowered?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108045...
Also lookout for the Citroen C4 they're overlooked but are a very decent option:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107245...
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