1995 Renault Laguna RTI from UK and Ireland - Comments

After six months the battery failed and again after 70,000.

Needed a new clutch at 60,000.

Needed new timing belt at 60,000.

Brakes need replacing every 10,000.

Exhaust replaced at 40,000.

Engine blew up at 89,000.

Catalyst broke up, blocked exhaust and blew exhaust manifold, 90,000.

Radiator leak.

Door leak (still not fixed).

Clock stopped working (£90 to replace!)

Bonnet catches broken.

My local Renault dealer has seen more of this car than I have.

Bought from the dealer as ex-demonstrator for £13,000 in 1995, so far have spent nearly £7000 keeping it on the road.

Never again.

Re: DOOR LEAK.

I had this problem on a rear passenger door. After 3 attempts to replace the membrane and the door seal the problem seems to have been solved.

Believe it or not the membranes are sometimes folded in half at the dealers, so they fit in their storage bins, which 'buggers up' the self adhesive tape around the edge.

Hope this helps.

Since you use up brakes every 10,000 miles I'm not surprised you blew up the engine and the clutch was worn soon.

You are the problem, not the car.

I drive an rti 2.0 16v (1996) with 132,000 miles done, I have not had any such problems and my brakes do not wear out at 10,000 miles. best car I have ever had!!!

Hi,

I'm Tom from the netherlands and have also an RTI 2.0/s 16V from oct 1995

I'ts a great car never have technical problems. Drive perfect very strongh body.

One thing I can say it's not very cheap with the bezine. About 1:8,5 so have to go a lot to the gasstation.. ;- (

And here I only have seen one RTI vesion

So it's very exclusive... cu.

I own a 95 20s RTI, I must say the brakes thing is a mystery, I use Lockheed AP (a good option if you own the sports range of Laguna!). I will say however, that Laguna exhausts are prone to rust when left standing on a sales forecourt so take a look before you buy.

Other than that, with fully comp insurance for an under 25 year old at £500 (Direct line), it's a bargain luxury sports car! Pay no more than £4000 for a good one though.

I bought a second-hand (P-reg.) Laguna three years ago, and my wife now has it. Although I have few complaints with the car, I would never buy another Renault. The alarm system is appalling (that on my newer Vectra is far superior), and we are going to have to replace the rear near-side membrane a second time, as it still leaks like a sieve (a neighbour with a similar car, but three years older, neglected to tell us about this leaking problem, as he was sure it would have been fixed by Renault after three years!). I would have preferred another Peugeot (superb), but they won't go in my garage any more.

I own a 96 Laguna RTI and apart from the horrendous cost of Renault parts and crappy dealer servicing I have no complaints.

I bought it with 63K and have now done 105K. Changed the Brakes once. (In 40000 miles!) exhaust (rear box) and timimg belt (at 70K). Clutch is original and the motor still pulls strongly. I think it still looks good too.

Clement here from London. I'm just about to get rid of my 1995 RTI 2.0s and swap it for an upgrade. It is a lovely car (when it's not in the garage) The auto climate control has been the bane of my life and the exhaust (which was my fault seeing as I took it to Kwik fit to get it sorted.I'm getting a Priviledge. I'm gonna miss it.

I have had a 1995 1.8 8V since September last year - bought at 140K on the clock. It needed a new exhaust section and battery before Christmas. Timing chain, another part of the exhaust replaced for the MOT retest in March.

OK I have spent £900 on it in under a year, but it cost less than £1000 has done 12000 miles at 35MPG and swallows anything I care to try and fit in it - Dishwasher - worktops, kitchen units.

I have recently fitted a new stereo and CD changer in the boot + rear speakers - OK I had to get Renault adapters, but the car is about to do a 1000 mile round trip across Europe so I have no reason to complain.

Strangely I love the car, it has its many faults - thirsty around town for a 1.8 - electrics are far too inconsistent - but I wouldn't swap it for any other £1000 car.

I will keep the car until it goes to the great big scrapiyard in the sky.

Hi l have a rti 2.0s 1995 and really love the car. yes l have replaced the gear box and clutch, brakes, exhaust, new catalyst, battery, but the car has done 120,000!!! p.s do have one problem with water getting in the boot where the spare goes?? but it's a great car to drive plus I think a good looker for its age.

Really impressed, from the lousy comments, I own it from 1996 have done 55k and apart from the pricy parts, I experienced NO FAILURE at all.

I still run with the same clutch, changed excaust and brakes at 45k, but still there are some little things annoying me (like the inability of manually disarming the immobilaser). Apart from that it is a great carrier with a roomy and handy boot, and a lot of space for the kids.

Hi all, I own a 96 2.0 rt. have had it for two years now, been a good car no probs at all, changed belts at 69000 at cost £100 from local garage, now needs exhaust rearbox, never had any water leaks, it has to be the best motorway driven vehicle I have had really good mpg, wish I had bought one with air con & cruise control.. will have another allready looking for a 3litre version...

Hi there just a warning to other laguna owners I have a 95 rn immobilizer went on it replacement key £199 run it for a week same problem water getting in found the sun roof filling with water affecting the immobilizer please remember to clean the gutters in the sides off the sun roof they run from the left and right down to the wheel arches done mine and no more trouble thanks.

I bought a 95 RXI 2.0 16v a year ago, and have not had one problem with it since I bought it.

The whole range of lagunas have a problem with the exhaust, but have it replaced with a better version and you will have no problems.

As for all the other wear and tear, this is normal. Although I see from your stats that this seems to happen earlier, so all I can say is that you are driving it too hard?

Take it a bit easier, and look after your car. It won't break so often then! Added fatures on mine are the 'talking computer', which is quite nifty, and all the other standard add-ons, e/w, e/m, e/s/r, r/c/l, pas, good sound system, and mine only cost me £500 cash in 2006.

Insurance with direct line is £395 when I was 24, so can't complain there.

Stop driving your car so hard and it will last longer, driven normally you should get the following life:

Clutch: 40,000 miles

Brakes: 50,000 miles

Tyres: 40,000 miles.

And of course keep it regularly serviced (every 10,000 miles, or I prefer every year regardless of the mileage), plus oil changes every year, keep brake and steering fluid constantly topped up, and this is a beautiful little car!