Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,152 individual Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 88.1% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +11.4 points |
| Tests analysed | 1,152 |
| Average mileage at test | 23,787 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2020 |
| Reliability rank | 977 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 88.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty 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 Se Twenty Tce tested had covered 23,787 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 Sandero Stepway Se Twenty 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 Se Twenty Tce
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 5.1% of tests (3.68x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.4% of tests
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.4% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests (1.61x the national rate for this defect)
From 1,622 DVSA-tracked Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.57% of these flagged Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
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 Comfort Tce - 93.8%
- Dacia Sandero Stepway Prestige Tce - 94.3%
- Dacia Sandero Essential Sce - 93.6%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Land Rover Discovery Hse Sd6 Auto - 88.1%
- Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi 4m Sa - 88.1%
- Kia Proceed GT-Line Isg - 88.1%
- Hyundai Ioniq First Edition Hev S-A - 88.1%
- Volvo Xc90 Momentum B5 Awd Auto - 88.1%
- Volkswagen Caddy C20 Commerce + Tdi - 88.1%
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
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