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

The Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 884 individual Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Dacia Duster Se Twenty 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 Se Twenty Tce 4x2 tested had covered 26,753 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. The Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 sits 12.6 points above the national average, ranked 822 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Se Twenty Tce 4x2

1. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3.2% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.4% of tests
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.1% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
8. Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 0.7% of tests (4.99x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.7% of tests (3.5x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests

From 884 DVSA-tracked Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.96% of these flagged Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 33.3% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.8% of tests (1.49x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 28.8% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.2% of tests
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.6% of tests
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.3% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
9. A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre, 0.2% of tests (3.29x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.1% of tests

From 884 DVSA-tracked Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 tests, 2024.

Dacia Duster Se Twenty 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 Se Twenty Tce 4x2 year:

• 2020 Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 - 89.3% first-time pass, 628 tests
• 2021 Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 - 90.4% first-time pass, 251 tests

Other Dacia models

• Dacia Sandero - 75%
• Dacia Duster - 79.6%
• Dacia Logan - 77.4%
• Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 - 88.2%
• Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce - 94.3%
• Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce - 88.1%
• Dacia Sandero Stepway Comfort Tce - 93.8%
• Dacia Sandero Stepway Prestige Tce - 94.3%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn Se A - 89.3%
• Land Rover R Rover Wstmnstr Blck D Mhev A - 89.3%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Puretech S/S - 89.3%
• Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi - 89.3%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscript Pro T8 Phev A A - 89.3%
• Mitsubishi Outlander Dynamic Phev Cvt - 89.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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