Renault Mégane X95 (2010-2016)

Best kept secrete – Having owned many Renaults over the years. Taking delivery of my new Megane GT220 i was totally impressed by its driving performance and extras. Renault are the best value vehicles in australia. Forget the Koreans and trt a quality european. If its performance comfort reliaility plus top safety encap 5  Show details

Value for money with modern European styling – Purchased my Megane GT Line new in 2016. I love to stand out in a crowd and that's exactly what this car does. With modern styling, excellent fuel economy and very adequate power from the small 1.2 turbo engine I'm very happy with my purchase so far. The twin clutch 'auto' gearbox does take some getting used to and requires a slight change in your… Read more

driving style if you've been used to the 'normal' type of auto transmission found in most cars. The road holding is very precise with its firm suspension, and the steering is very easy to operate. I particularly like the electric folding mirrors. The bad points are, electric park brake sometimes fails to release, the inbuilt gps and info is a waste of time due to no updates available in Australia, the keyless central locking can play up on occasion so never leave you keycard in the car. Otherwise you could be locked out. The headlights can fade due to our Australian sun but my Renault dealer replaced these under warranty. In fact the back up from Renault is very good with 5years capped servicing and road side assistance and manufactures warranty. Overall I love the car and would definitely consider buying another Renault.

But please Renault install some cup holders!! That would rate it 5 stars!!

reliable workhorse – Since buying my 1.5dci in Jan 13 it has never skipped a beat. Driven coast to coast with incredibly low fuel consumption. Never been in the garage for repairs other than regular maintenance. Cruise control is great on long journeys and aircon is very effective. Only complaint is the difficultly in reclining the front seats and incompatibility of my Samsung phone with the Bluetooth and limited rear seat legroom.  Show details

Lemon-Lemon – Horrible experience with my brand new megane. Always had squiqy noise from the brakes and engine failed within the first year. Engine replaced however fuel hose popped out on highway nearly cost our lives. Do not trust the service center! Also Do not buy CYY-62R from them as it is not safe to drive! Stay away......  Show details

Buyer Beware – .. It could be a great car except for the after sales services, as it's Hopeless and expensive!!! I'm sure this is the same with all models.... Shame on you Renault.... Also I was told I needed new tyres and I had only just put new tyres 3 months prior so I took my car back to the tyre place and he couldn't believe what I told him...they also… Read more

broke my window button and rather then replace it they put it on the back one and told me to be careful not to open it... So bad!!!... I also took my car in last year as I had no air for a month and they said there was nothing wrong with it??? It did start working again , but now it's playing up again and it's out of warranty so maybe now they'll find what's wrong:((

We love this car! – Bought this car after a pretty average experience with a Subaru Impreza, I decided at the time that it was time to try a European car to compare. I was just blown away, first by the service at Peter Warren Renault which treated me and my wife like royalty, seriously the guys at Peter Warren deserve every penny they make, they know Renault's… Read more

back and forth so they'll tell you everything there is to know about the car before you set your foot inside.

Second, the driving experience, this car was just engineered to be comfortable, specially the GT line with the leather seats, it just feels right, just go and sit down inside one and you'll feel the comfort.

The performance is great for what you need, which is that 60 to 80 kph gap that you end up driving at while in town, let's be honest you are not going to beat a Golf GTI or a VR36 with this car, but if you really care about beating them then go get the GT220 or the RS, for the rest of people who just need a car that drives well and gives you a bit of oomph when you need it,the Megane will get a smile on your face.

A few cons: the turbo lag... yeahp it's got that annoying second of shame when you push and nothing happens,but once it gets going... it really does :-) the other problem is a design one, unfortunately while getting everything almost perfect, some one at Renault forgot that it must rain sometimes and for those with a GT line it means do not open the front windows after the car has been parked under the rain...why??? because the water does not drain away, stays inside the sunroof slots, once you take a turn good all Rennie loves to drench you or your co-pilot depending on the direction of the turn (water comes straight into the cockpit from the slot above), just keep the windows closed until after the first two turns ;-).

Apart from those two minor problems, the car is a dream to drive, goes easy on the wallet with low fuel consumption and capped servicing, also very quiet (specially on tarred surfaces) and lets be honest, it's a handsome car so the appearance doesn't hurt either.

Hope you have as much fun as I am having with it!

Great car, great value – Very comfortable, easy to drive and handles as well s anything in it's class. Plenty of interior room in the front, good footwell space. 100% reliable - running costs are over the claimed fuel consumption by about 20% around town Equipment levels are OK and push button start is nice  Show details

Good driving dynamics – I have had this car for a month now. This is my first performance car so i don't have anything to compare it with. But coming from motorbikes i would day it does offer a large if not all percentage of thrills. Everything the journos say about the chassis seems to be true. Very capable and dynamic. This would be the perfect car for some one coming… Read more

from a motorbike who likes to" feel" everything that's going on but can't afford a lotus for cost or practicality. Car offers good feedback and so makes you aware of what it is / going to do. More than enough power for the road.

Interiors for me are acceptable specially with Alcantara Recaros and steering wheel . It is not Golf R quality but i think fitting for the price point. (I paid 48k drive away for a demo model that had only done about 50 km.

Limited Slip differential might take some getting used if you have not driven a FWD car with it but it works good. You can bury the throttle coming out of a corner and under most circumstances it will just grip and go. Although oem potenza re050 could be replaced with gripper rubber.

This model has the titanium Akrapovic exhaust which saves a bit of weight and when the car is Switched to sport mode it pops and bangs on throttle lift off.

ESC can switched off completely as well.

center console displays:

Steering angle

Throttle percentage

Brake pressure

Boost

Revs

Speed

G meter

Stopwatch

Navigation

Intake, oil and coolant temps

has also got the ability to record all the above parameters on a uSB which can be then superimposed on a driving video or a GPS map.

Although the touch screen is too far to be of much use to the driver thankfully there is a armrest console mounted joystick that can also control everything on screen.

Dash also displays all 4 tyre pressures amongst other things like fuel eco Avg and real time, avg speed ,distance traveled etc.

Throttle maps can be changed in the sport mode with options for snow,rain,linear progressive, sport and extreme modes.

The car also has proximity keyless lock and unlock and "See me home" lights function on remote key.

push button start

Also comes with auto start stop to save fuel but tend to turn it off all the time as it is an annoyance in a manual stick shift car plus would not be too good for the life of the turbo i would imagine.

Which brings me to the most annoying thing about the car and for mr which detracts from the driving enjoyment somewhat.

The telemetry system as described above does not work half the time and you have to keep doing a factory reset that takes about min or so. This issue has been there with the new RS MONITOR for a while with renault being aware but they have still not managed to fix it.

Removable sd card with the maps also got corrupted when I tried to update via computer. And there is no option to make a backup either. That is at least getting replaced under warranty.

Renault say that the telemetry will be fixed by Dec this year so ill wait and see if they keep their word. But its not acceptable that a premium product suffers these issues for a long time without being fixed.

The Trophy stripes also seem to be turning blackish , haven't seen this in other cars but the decals are being replaced under warranty.

All in all a dynamically capable car which looks good and drives excellent but let down in part by dodgy electronics.

**Edit electronic issue is fixed now after an update.

French Trick or Treat? – We purchased our Megane GT-Line Premium new almost four years ago from a shortlist of hatches including Clio Dynamique, Audi A1 Sportback, Golf 90TSi, Corolla Levin SX, Civic Vti-L, Peugeot 308 Active 1.2l, Mazda3 MAXX, Hyundai i30 Active, Kia Rio 1.6si, Focus Trend 2.0l, and Pulsar ST. Megane's attraction included side door protection, 15K and… Read more

12 months servicing, the mountain of standard equipment such as a fabulous glass roof with opening, EDC transmission and a strong pulling but fuel sipping 1.2l turbo petrol engine. Second choice Clio was just a bit too small. Third rated Corolla's finish was best of the bunch but its roof didn't open and its engine seemed sluggish and like several others noisy when revved hard.

The car is an effortless freeway cruiser and holds the road like glue. Brakes are a bit ho-hum and due to EDC down-changes take a little getting used to.

We've not had a single fault after almost FOUR years and 32,000 kms of mainly urban-rural driving.

Worthy of note is that the free 60 day SatNav update was a painful experience resolved only via advice from the dealership's senior maintenance guru.

It takes some time to master all of what is offered via the SatNav, voice recognition, auto lights, Bluetooth Phone, USB audio, etc. since the hard copy manuals are at best very ordinary [the online version I downloaded is much better]. That oh-so-weeny glove box is a problem, as is the lack of a driver's cable hatch release.

The red body paint has proven to be more durable than the rather soft paint of our 2014 Honda Accord.

megane cdi 2012 – New with 5 year warranty so what could go wrong? Answers, Intermittent wipers cease to function (three trips to the service center), stress fracture to front windscreen (three phone calls to Renault customer support , sic, four trips to the service center, three threatening emails to Renault head office), split fount seat two trips to the service… Read more

center and a wait of three months for import from France), Service schedule in service book say15,000kms service center sets it via computer to come on automatically at 10,000kms to get more service income I can only assume or maybe just incompetence, broken left indicator light and back cig lighter, Sat Nav not working newest faults for this months fight.

Original car mats only come in left hand drive so they don't fit the peddles for right hand Australia.

Console organization done by Ice affected 15 year old blind designer and makes no senses at all. Sat Nav remote useless for mere mortals, no idea on how to change the clock to adjust for daylight saving, guess just have to wait until corrected by time.

Glove box only large enough for the odd parking fine or Cherry Ripe.

Don't Know if the climate control ever worked, rug up if cold but the Air Conditioning works a treat in hot weather

Great drive train, and cruses effortlessly using no fuel at all, all day long at 110 to 120 k's, yep 12 hours travel to a tank. Handles really well when pushed and when just doing grandfather driving round the suburbs. Quiet on the inside and very noisy on the outside, dog can tell for kilometers when I am on the way home. Smooth and comfortable ride for up to four persons. Annoying but I love it, without a 5 year warranty and the willingness to have it on the blocks regularly it would be good as a small artificial reef.

Seems indestructible after 65,000 kms of mostly fast country driving.

Lots of standard equipment , some of which I have got to function and the rest I guess I will do without.

Buy another one? I just don't know. Should you buy one ?

My dream convertible! – This car was love at first sight - then i took it for a test drive and knew i had to have it - so smooth and comfortable. The body isn't as "alien" looking as some other convertibles out there and is roomier inside - plus it is packed full of extras as standard (gps, electric seats, automatic park brake etc). The glass roof is certainly special,… Read more

and the heating/aircon system is great if it's up. Great sound system and good fuel consumption so far, it's not a guzzler. The heated seats are lovely and just top off an amazing drive, truly a luxury car for a reasonable price. everything, the body, the inside and the fact i could just afford it!