Faults:

It'll be much faster to list things that haven't failed, but let's try:

Starting engine failed at 150,000.

Battery charging failed at 170,000 and at 190,000.

Gearbox problems - not too annoying at the beginning (140,000), but now grinding sounds at every gear.

Rear axle bushings vanished and gone at 162,000 kms.

Oil leaks from head gasket at < 100,000 kms.

All wheel bearings noisy after 150,000 kms.

Front hemiaxles failures are routine.

McPherson column spring's lower handle blew up at 192000 kms, tearing off the tyre.. very very spectacular effects, especially at the highway.. you hear a huge "double BANG!" and pray for your life..

Enough? :)

General Comments:

This car is really a nice performer, leaves behind almost every car from it's class, consuming fair amounts of fuel (unless you don't floor it too much)... handles like heck.. Fortunately the spares are cheap, and once you can fix things on your own, and become independent from crappy Renault service, running this car becomes really affordable.

After 12 - 15 years of service - it may become dangerous - the engine performance is still the same, but the key systems become highly unreliable.

Faults:

Carburettor faults at each service or MOT test.

The clutch pedal broke (!) at about 5000 miles.

Replacement clutch pedal also broke within a couple of months.

Clutch used to stick and never operated smoothly.

New carburettor at about 30,000 miles.

Engine mount broke at 70,000 miles.

Electric fan broke at 70,000 miles.

It often failed to start for no good reason in the bad weather (especially snow).

Back seats, dash, electric, all fell apart quite regularly. Build quality is not very good.

General Comments:

Handling was a little wayward.

Ride quality was a little harsh.

The seats (especailly the front seats) were really nice.

The steering was very precise and quite light.

The reliability was not all it should have been.

The build quality was poor.