Renault

Groupe Renault is a French multinational automobile manufacturer, established over 120 years ago in 1899.

How popular is Renault in the United Kingdom?

This French marque has around 1.4million vehicles on the road in the UK today. Their numbers peaked between 2007 and 2008 at over 2million vehicles, yet have been on a slow decline ever since.

Sensibly priced options for middle of the road vehicles

Renault makes a wide-ranging selection of respectable vehicles.

As you’ll find with most manufacturers in today’s market, the cream of their crop lies with their SUV models. Other stand-outs are the RS models built for a much more fun driving experience and the electric models that are also sitting impressively in a steadily growing market.

Renault: a constant contender in all manner of motorsports

In the 1970s, Renault set up a dedicated motorsport division that went on to take the winners title in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1978, with the Renault Alpine A442. They have been competing and achieving successes in both rallying and Formula One ever since.

Renault Formula One

Renault debuted their first formula one car (and team) at Silverstone in 1977; it was the first of its kind to include a turbo engine. The team continued until 1986 and shortly after, in 1989, they began to supply engines to the successful Williams-Renault car.

The Benetton team was renamed Renault F1 in 2002, and the team went on to win the constructors championship in both 2005 and 2006 with Spaniard Fernando Alonso at the wheel.

More recently, Renault powered the winning Red Bull Racing team in 2010 and returned to racing as a team in their own right, from the 2016 season onwards.

Renault’s reliability and reputation

Renault ranked 19th place out of 30 car brands in the What Car? Reliability Survey in 2018. The highest to lowest scores ranged from 97.7% (Suzuki) to 76.5% (Land Rover), suggesting Renault’s 91.7% rating is probably a little better than the ranking position suggests.

Recent Renault recalls and reliability issues

Various recalls have been made on Renault models throughout their motoring history. The following are a list of the most recent in the UK and Europe.

05/04/2019 – Renault Scenic, Renault Kadjar and Renault Megane (2018)

Capacitors may crack under mechanical stress of the electronic board and overheat

24/03/2019 – Renault Traffic (2017–2018)

The mounting position of the plastic belt guides may be incorrect

12/01/2019 – Renault Clio and Renault Captur (2018)

The catalytic converter has not been correctly welded

04/01/2019 – Renault Megane RS (2018)

Due to a defect in the engine compartment, the battery wiring could be cut

04/05/2018 – Renault Scenic (2016)

The LED module for monitoring and managing the actuation of the rear lights of the trailer could be damaged

13/04/2018 – Renault Clio and Renault Captur (2012–2017)

The dipped headlamp beams may face downwards as a result of the headlamp beam height correction system not working

13/04/2018 – Renault Clio, Renault Captur and Renault Zoe (2017)

Cracks may form in the front wheel hub

08/04/2018 – Renault Zoe (2016–2018)

A component in the parking brake mechanism may be defective

All recall information sourced from gov.co.uk data.