2002 Renault Laguna Prestige review from UK and Ireland

Seized rear brake caliper at 96000 miles.

Renault Laguna 1.8 Prestige.

I purchased this car new in July 2002 as a company car, I drove over 45,000 miles in the first year with no problems at all apart from vandals dropping a brick onto the roof from a motorway bridge. The finish and equipment on the vehicle were excellent and the vehicle far exceeded the finish and reliability of my previous company Vauxhall Vectra’s and Cavaliers. She has averaged over 38 mpg constantly by regular use of the cruise control and speed limiter and driving within the legal speed limits. I retired from my full time job and have continued to use the vehicle daily on business and pleasure. She has proved most reliable apart from servicing the only other repair needed was to replace one seized rear brake calliper, which was done by my local Dealer who has been most knowledgeable, reliable and efficient, the car always completed at the stated time. The vehicle has never missed a service and has now completed 107,000 miles with no further problems. (This really is the answer to constant reliability of a vehicle and missing them is false economy in my experience)

I have now traded her in for a new Dynamique Diesel 1.9 and hope to achieve the same motoring standards I have come to find with Renault cars (My wife has a Renault Megane Coupe and my two daughters each have a Renault Scenic.