Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,186 individual Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+11.5 points
Tests analysed2,186
Average mileage at test27,327 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank964 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 tested had covered 27,327 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2

  1. Headlamp aim unable to be tested, 0.5% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.5% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.9% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
  4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
  6. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
  7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1% of tests
  9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.4% of tests
  10. ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests (2.61x the national rate for this defect)

From 3,131 DVSA-tracked Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.26% of these flagged Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 year:

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