Dacia Logan MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Dacia Logan took 15,937 MOT tests in Britain and passed 72% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 15,937
- First-time pass rate
- 72%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Logan fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics13.0% (all cars 11.3%)
- Visibility7.2% (all cars 4.8%)
- Tyres5.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Suspension5.8% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes5.1% (all cars 6.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure1.2% (all cars 3.5%)
- Steering1.1% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Headlamp aim: too low 4.0%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.5%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.6%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 2.1%
- Horn: not working 2.0%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 1.9%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 1.8%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.8%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.6%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 8.8%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 7.4%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 5.8%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.0%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.3%
- Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 2.3%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 433 | 70% |
| 2014 | 2,161 | 64% |
| 2015 | 3,100 | 65% |
| 2016 | 2,837 | 74% |
| 2017 | 2,330 | 73% |
| 2018 | 1,842 | 75% |
| 2019 | 2,360 | 77% |
| 2020 | 852 | 81% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 27,514 miles |
| 4 years | 35,720 miles |
| 5 years | 47,018 miles |
| 6 years | 61,683 miles |
| 7 years | 71,698 miles |
| 8 years | 77,415 miles |
| 9 years | 88,417 miles |
| 10 years | 86,942 miles |
Check a particular Logan
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Dacia models
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.