Renault reliability

miller82 · 22-03-2026 04:24PM #1

My sister is looking at a renault captur , circa 2016 diesel.

i'm very unsure of renault reliability - is that still fair ?

User1998 · 22-03-2026 07:30PM

It's about as reliable as diesel cars can get anyway. I imagine being 2016 it could be a Euro 6 rather than Euro 5 which isn't ideal.

PukkaStukka · 23-03-2026 12:10AM

A good friend of mine has one now for a few years. It's an auto box as well. Drives great. Only issue was an injector failed last year and the upstream pressure sensor pipe clogged and was easily resolved. These two particular faults are known with that engine, and apart from that, they're fine.

Notmything · 23-03-2026 12:52AM

I've 2015 Captur 1.5 diesel. Been fairly reliable driving wise since I got it but a few small niggles:

Stop/start seems to choose when it will or won't work. In really cold weather might take a couple of goes to start. Could be just me but the key cards seem flimsy already had to replace one.

jbv · 25-03-2026 01:43PM

Great cars, however once passed a certain age, over 10 years, electrical problems seems to occur. Non starting problems, lights in the dashboard.I will not buy another Renault again.

Esel · 25-03-2026 02:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124339603#Comment_124339603

What year Renault did you have? I thought the famous electrical issues were a thing of the past.

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