Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 549 individual Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate92.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.5 points
Tests analysed549
Average mileage at test19,390 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank368 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tces 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 Sandero Stepway Essential Tce tested had covered 19,390 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce 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 Sandero Stepway Essential Tce

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.6% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.4% of tests
  4. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.9% of tests
  5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  6. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type, 0.3% of tests (4.23x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.3% of tests
  9. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  10. Warning device shows system malfunction, 0.1% of tests

From 796 DVSA-tracked Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.48% of these flagged Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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