Known APK problem

Renault Mégane III: wheels and wheel bearings

On the Renault Mégane III the APK inspector finds wheels and wheel bearings problems 5.3× as often as on cars of the same age: at 9–10 years 0.5%, against about 0.1% nationally.

Window: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · Updated: 16 Oct 2026

What is it?

Play or noise in the wheel bearings, or damaged wheels.

Repair indication: mediuma targeted repair at the garage.

How to check it at the viewing

On the test drive, listen for a humming noise that rises with speed.

Ask the seller: Have any wheel bearings been replaced?

By age

Share of inspected Renault Mégane IIIs with this defect, compared with all cars of the same age.

Age	Type	Mégane III	95%-CI	National	Difference	n
9 – 10 years	A	0.5%	0.2 – 0.9%	0.1%	5.3×	1,774
9 – 10 years	B	0.9%	0.6 – 1.5%	0.6%	1.5×	1,774
11 – 12 years	A	0.3%	0.2 – 0.5%	0.1%	2.8×	4,471
11 – 12 years	B	1.2%	0.9 – 1.5%	1.1%	1.1×	4,471
13 – 15 years	A	0.2%	0.2 – 0.4%	0.1%	1.6×	10,064
13 – 15 years	B	1.0%	0.8 – 1.2%	1.4%	0.7×	10,064
16+ years	A	0.2%	0.1 – 0.4%	0.2%	0.9×	6,342
16+ years	B	1.0%	0.8 – 1.3%	2.5%	0.4×	6,342

A = structure, safety or costly mechanics; B = fail, usually simple; C = advisory. An age is missing when this defect is not among the most common there.

Comparable cars at 9–10 years

Model	Wheels and wheel bearings	Vs. national
Renault Mégane III	0.5%	5.3×
Škoda Yeti	0.4%	0.7×
Alfa Romeo Giulietta	1.3%	2.1×
Volkswagen Golf VII Variant	0.5%	0.8×
Kia cee'd II	0.5%	0.8×

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Frequently asked questions

Does the Renault Mégane III often have wheels and wheel bearings problems?

Yes, more often than average at the APK. At 9–10 years the inspector found a wheels and wheel bearings defect on 0.5% of inspected Renault Mégane IIIs, against about 0.1% of all cars of the same age (5.3×). Source: RDW Open Data, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026.

How do you check the wheels and wheel bearings on a used Renault Mégane III?

On the test drive, listen for a humming noise that rises with speed.

Repair indication: small, medium or large. An indication of the usual repair, not a quote: the real cost depends on the car, the cause and the garage.

Source: RDW Open Data (CC0), analysis CarXray.nl. 6,857,004 inspected passenger cars aged 3 years and older, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026. Each car counts once. How we know