Dacia Sandero MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Dacia Sandero took 99,607 MOT tests in Britain and passed 70% 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
- 99,607
- First-time pass rate
- 70%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Sandero fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics11.8% (all cars 11.3%)
- Visibility7.8% (all cars 4.8%)
- Suspension7.1% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes5.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure4.9% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres4.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.5% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering0.9% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.2%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.9%
- Headlamp aim: too low 3.7%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.9%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 2.3%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 2.2%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.1%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.9%
Most common advisories
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 14.9%
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 14.0%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 8.1%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 5.9%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.9%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 2.6%
- Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 2.0%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.8%
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 | 7,423 | 63% |
| 2014 | 12,938 | 58% |
| 2015 | 14,879 | 61% |
| 2016 | 14,601 | 69% |
| 2017 | 14,961 | 73% |
| 2018 | 12,693 | 78% |
| 2019 | 12,652 | 78% |
| 2020 | 9,189 | 85% |
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 | 18,943 miles |
| 4 years | 24,291 miles |
| 5 years | 31,808 miles |
| 6 years | 40,219 miles |
| 7 years | 48,699 miles |
| 8 years | 56,735 miles |
| 9 years | 64,797 miles |
| 10 years | 68,756 miles |
Check a particular Sandero
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.