I have had back to back Renaults both brand new a 182 and a V6 and both went back for warranty work on more than one occasion,, it’s not stigma it’s a fact that Renault build quality is very poor.

I know for a fact the 172 had rear dampers fail engine mounts fail and temp sender problems that caused the car to break down. These exact same problems then appeared on the 182 and still Renault made no effort to solve or even accept there was a problem

My brother bought a 182 at exactly the same time as me in 2004 (it was his daft idea and I foolishly agreed),, he still has his and so far he has had all of the above problems plus flashing warning lights constantly appearing on the dash (again quite common).

this is not isolated if you do know your Renaults then you will know the faults I have just listed were common to many owners. Years ago I bought two fiestas one I kept for six years and had NO problems the other I kept 13 years and did 150,000 miles and it was only a 1.1L and it also was perfect no warranty issues ever.

I was a mechanic for 28 years and I am not in the habit of nit picking and looking for little faults but the Renaults were riddled with problems,, I think quite often Renault owners won’t admit too many of the faults because they don’t want to admit their car is crap which is fair enough.

the 197 is quite new give it three years or so and I bet the same old faults start to get talked about and become common.

that’s just my honest opinion,, I would never buy another Renault.