2000 Renault Clio Sport from UK and Ireland - Comments

Initially waited over four months for the car to come off the production line and then it came without the ordered assisted braking system. the dealer swapped the one ordered for me for one he had ordered personally.

Exhaust has had to be replaced (within the last four months - approx 26,000 miles)

The driver's window mechanism has broken (at current mileage.

Exhaust replacement - thought it was a bit early, considering the mileage, but accepted it.

The window mechanism has proved very expensive. There is a design fault in that if the wire within it breaks, the whole mechanism has to be replaced, rather than just the wire. (Leaving out the cost of labour, this makes a difference of around £170!)

Overall, the local dealer has been excellent - but Renault themselves are extremely poor.

Interesting comment about the window. I had the exact same problem, 6 weeks after the warranty expired! I barely use the car, and was a bit surprised to have this kind of mechanical failure after only 12k miles.

My son wound the electric window down to clear the frozen snow from the window (new driver). Needless to say there was a right mess inside the door when I removed the panel, kinked cable everywhere. Was horrified at the price of unit at Renault, £187 + vat. Got one at btucarparts.co.uk for £87 including vat and next day delivery (recommended).Not a difficult job, hardest part is removing the door panel which is glued on with mastic.

I too have had a full new exhaust a few weeks outside the warranty. Again I have also just fitted a new assembly unit in driver's window, but managed to purchase part for approx £80. I have just discovered it also needs what looks like a new head gasket!

I have a renault clio 1.2 grande, no problems within the 1st year, but recently have had a few. Both window regulators broke within a matter of days of each other (£170.00 each to replace), all lights on dashboard have gone out, not a fuse for it. Mileage keeps re-setting back to 0. and the clutch is making a strange noise. Also all 4 of the handles to move the seats forward have broken, these cost £25 each to replace. Car has only done 25K. On taking the car to a garage regarding the window regulator, I was told this is a really common fault in clios, surely renault should be responsible in some way.