# Dacia Sandero MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Dacia Sandero passes its MOT first time 69% of the time, from 117,868 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 69%
- MOT tests analysed: 117,868 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 140,407 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | GB | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 388 | 91% |
| 2023 | GB | 82 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 10,927 | 89% |
| 2022 | GB | 2,246 | 89% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 7,152 | 86% |
| 2021 | GB | 905 | 83% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 25 (few mots) | 88% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 8,773 | 79% |
| 2020 | GB | 235 | 82% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 40 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 12,205 | 76% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 322 | 71% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 11,380 | 71% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 1,121 | 68% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 11,016 | 67% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 3,613 | 62% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 9,610 | 63% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 4,658 | 58% |
| 2016 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 9,517 | 58% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 4,689 | 51% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 7,466 | 57% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 4,624 | 50% |
| 2014 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 4,899 | 60% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1,929 | 54% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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