Dacia: MOT pass rate and reliability
Dacia vehicles pass the MOT first time 78.3% of the time, measured across 195,261 DVSA tests. That is 1.3 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Dacia 25 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Dacia models
- Dacia Sandero - 75%, 98,108 tests
- Dacia Duster - 79.6%, 67,139 tests
- Dacia Logan - 77.4%, 15,382 tests
- Dacia Duster Essential Tce 4x2 - 88.2%, 2,186 tests
- Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce - 94.3%, 1,289 tests
- Dacia Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce - 88.1%, 1,152 tests
- Dacia Sandero Stepway Comfort Tce - 93.8%, 1,049 tests
- Dacia Sandero Stepway Prestige Tce - 94.3%, 1,012 tests
- Dacia Sandero Essential Sce - 93.6%, 932 tests
- Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 - 89.3%, 884 tests
- Dacia Sandero Essential Tce - 94.5%, 704 tests
- Dacia Duster Comfort Lpg Tce 4x2 - 85.3%, 653 tests
- Dacia Duster Prestige Lpg Tce 4x2 - 89.2%, 627 tests
- Dacia Sandero Sway Prestige Tce Cvt - 94.2%, 604 tests
- Dacia Sandero Stepway Essential Tce - 92.2%, 549 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Dacia
Pooled across all Dacia models, not just one: what actually fails on a Dacia more than the UK average.
- Audible warning inoperative, 1% of tests (4.93x the national rate for this defect)
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.5% of tests (2.24x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.2% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.7% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.8% of tests (1.44x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.3% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.1% of tests (1.41x the national rate for this defect)
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.9% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 1.1% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
From 269,917 DVSA-tracked Dacia tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.54% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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