Where each one leads
Citroen DS4
- Fewer Citroen DS4 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (3.1% against 4.2%).
Renault Mégane
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Citroen DS4 | Renault Mégane | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 110,431 (2010–2019) | 2,659,600 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 9,324 | 98,371 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 1,430 | 95,123 |
| In traffic in Finland | 235 | 13,356 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Citroen DS4 | Renault Mégane | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 57% | 54% |
| … against cars of the same age | −16% | −16% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.1% | 4.2% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Citroen DS4 | Renault Mégane | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 5.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 7.3 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 119 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 90 kW (121 hp) | 92 kW (123 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,380 kg | 1,422 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €30,715 | €28,925 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 182,000 km | 207,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).