2021 Dacia Duster: MOT pass rate and reliability

90% of 2021 Dacia Dusters pass the MOT first time, measured across 6,019 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 24,592 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Dacia Dusters (79.9%, 66,868 tests): +10.1 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +0 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Dacia Duster model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Dacia Duster:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 65.8% 6,272 87,773
2014 68.2% 5,658 80,852
2015 72.9% 5,832 74,182
2016 76.7% 7,042 65,521
2017 80.8% 6,426 54,581
2018 82.8% 8,626 46,650
2019 84.8% 14,573 37,924
2020 88.7% 6,153 31,147
2021 90% 6,019 24,592
2022 93.8% 243 22,075

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Duster

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 10.1 points more often than the Dacia Duster average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Dacia Duster the average at test was 24,592 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 93.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 65.8%. That 28.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2021 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Dacia Duster MOT data · Every model