1997 Renault Megane Coupe from UK and Ireland - Comments

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Exhaust center pipe broke straight away

Exhaust back box snapped off 2 months later.

Since then I've experienced problems with the exhaust on a regular basis. Last night the rear exhaust mount broke (again) and had to be fixed this morning.

Cat broke apart at 42,000 costing £209 for a new one.

Hairline crack in the manifold.

Electric sunroof doesn't work.

Radio occasionally cuts out.

I've experienced problems starting the car on two occasions.

Virtually no leg room for back seat passengers.

The above is a short-list of the problems I have experienced since owning my Renault Megane Coupe. I'm constantly weighing up whether its worth keeping a car that I absolutely love the look of, but is so unreliable.

I have been told by Kwik-fit (where I am now recognised due to my frequent visits) that the exhaust mounts are a design fault with the Couple models. There is not enough support (mounts) and therefore most of the weight is placed on the back box, causing it to snap fairly often?!

Hi I had the same problem, but I found that it was kwik fit who was at fault as the part they use does not fit the edxisting exhaust after returning 3 times I made them replace the whole exhaust system which seem to work.