Dacia Sandero MOT reliability

Dacia Sanderos passed their MOT first time 69% of the time across 117,868 tests in 2025. 140,407 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

69%

MOTs analysed

117,868

Still licensed (GB)

140,407

Body type

Hatchback

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

2021 petrol

7,152 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 22,724 (most between 15,440 and 32,019).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.3%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.1%)

2021 gb

905 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 28,041 (most between 19,497 and 39,072).

2023: 82% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.6%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)

2021 diesel

25 MOTs

These figures come from 25 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 21,342 (most between 15,615 and 46,027).

2021: 0% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (12.0%)
Anti-roll bar: missing (4.0%)
Anti-roll bar: likely to become detached (4.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.0%)

2021 hybrid

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 17,441 (most between 17,441 and 17,441).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Sanderos fail

Visibility & wipers

6.5%

Wheels & tyres

3.5%

Lights & electrics

3.2%

Brakes

2.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.3%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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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.