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Renault Megane Hatchback (2016-2022) running costs and reliability

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Running costs rating: 4.2 out of 54.2

Written by Tom Wiltshire Published: 27 October 2021

Miles per pound (mpp)

Low figures relate to the least economical version; high to the most economical. Based on WLTP combined fuel economy for versions of this car made since September 2017 only, and typical current fuel or electricity costs.
Petrol engines 4.9 - 7.1 mpp
Diesel engines 7.2 - 8.0 mpp
Plug-in hybrid petrol engines * N/A
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Fuel economy

Low figures relate to the least economical version; high to the most economical. Based on WLTP combined fuel economy for versions of this car made since September 2017 only.
Petrol engines 33.2 - 48.7 mpg
Diesel engines 56.5 - 62.8 mpg
Plug-in hybrid petrol engines * N/A
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Running costs
Rating: 4.2/5

Renault now offers the standard Megane exclusively as an E-Tech plug-in hybrid. That does mean that initial purchase price is quite high, but to look at it another way, it’s one of the most cost-effective ways into a new plug-in hybrid, with prices for the Hyundai Ioniq plug-in, SEAT Leon eHybrid or Volkswagen Golf GTE significantly higher.

Like all plug-in hybrids, it claims a seemingly impossibly high fuel economy figure – 235.4mpg on the WLTP combined cycle. How close you come to that depends on how you utilise the Megane E-Tech’s 30 miles of all-electric range.

Plug in regularly and keep your journeys short and that figure will go up as you burn less and less petrol. On longer runs with a discharged battery you’ll likely see a figure between 50-60mpg. Still good, but if you don’t intend to plug in often you’d get lower running costs from the self-charging Toyota Corolla hybrid.

There’s also an elephant in the room here, which is the existence of the RS hot hatchback. The total opposite to the E-Tech hybrid, this pure petrol engine trades performance for economy and returns just 33.6mpg combined.

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Renault Megane front tracking
Renault Megane front tracking

Green credentials
4.3/5

No matter how you drive the Megane E-Tech, its WLTP CO2 emissions of just 28g/km mean that it’s a very cost-effective company car proposition and has a low first year VED figure.

The opposite can be said of the RS model and its 192g/km emissions.

Find running costs for a specific Renault Megane model on our specs page

Reliability
3.6/5

Renault’s not best known for its reliability, though the Megane hasn’t been a particularly problematic model since it launched. There’s only one recall, for cars built in 2017 that may involve an electrical board cracking.

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Renault Megane side profile
Renault Megane side profile

However, it’s still too soon to make a judgement on the E-Tech powertrain. This is a relatively new addition to the Renault range and it’s based on an unproven – and highly complex – type of gearbox. Time will tell whether this proves to be reliable.

Ongoing running costs

Road tax £0 - £190
Insurance group 14 - 39
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