2017 Renault Megane 1.6L Diesel · HT17 LXS

The Renault Megane presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 10 December 2025 at 48,922 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and the three prior annual tests from December 2023 through December 2024 also passed cleanly. The lone blemish is a failed test on 10 December 2024 at 41,370 miles that the DVSA log shows with no defects recorded, immediately followed the same day by a pass at identical mileage; this points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. No advisories for corrosion, suspension bushes, brake discs, or exhaust emissions appear anywhere in the chain. The odometer traces a low-use pattern for a nine-year-old car. It read 28,272 miles at the June 2022 test, then 31,309 miles in December 2023, 41,370 miles in December 2024, and 48,922 miles in December 2025. That averages roughly 5,400 miles per year, with the largest single jump being 10,061 miles between December 2023 and December 2024. The 18-month gap between the June 2022 and December 2023 tests is the only notable lapse in annual coverage. Sparse, defect-free records give little evidence of neglected consumables or deferred structural care. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection before purchase. Low mileage with long standing periods can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to crack, and underbody corrosion to start unseen. The clean MOT history means no specific component was flagged, so attention should fall on general age-related items: check suspension arms for perished bushes, examine coil springs for fractures, and confirm brake discs are free of lip and rust binding. Given the absence of recorded advisories across five tests, the vehicle shows no worsening or recurring fault trend. The history implies a previous owner who kept the car lightly used and presented it for timely testing, though the 2024 same-day fail-pass pair warrants a check of the DVSA portal for any suppressed reason code.