Dacia MOT failure rates by model
Dacia cars fail 21.4% of MOT tests. Here is every Dacia model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Dacia cars?
Across 1,761,060 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 21.4% of Dacia cars fail. That is 4.3 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Dacia models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dacia Sandero | 21.9% | 997,668 | Suspension |
| Dacia Logan | 21.6% | 150,491 | Lamps & electrical |
| Dacia Duster | 20.4% | 603,636 | Lamps & electrical |
| Dacia Jogger | 14.3% | 8,809 | Tyres |
Which Dacia fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Dacia Sandero has the highest failure rate at 21.9%, and the Dacia Jogger the lowest at 14.3%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain