Dacia Duster MOT reliability

Dacia Dusters passed their MOT first time 71% of the time across 81,866 tests in 2025. 106,099 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

71%

MOTs analysed

81,866

Still licensed (GB)

106,099

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 petrol

8,232 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 21,895 (most between 15,488 and 29,662).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.8%)
Stop lamp: not working (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.3%)

2022 gb

1,344 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 25,061 (most between 18,211 and 33,843).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.3%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.2%)
Stop lamp: not working (1.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)

2022 diesel

1,041 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 28,270 (most between 19,690 and 38,084).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (2.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.4%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.3%)

Where 2022 Dusters fail

Wheels & tyres

4.8%

Lights & electrics

4.1%

Visibility & wipers

3.8%

Brakes

1.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

Steering

0.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.