2013 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate: 65.8% (18,604 tests)

2013-registered Dacia Dusters passed 65.8% of 18,604 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 7.6 points worse than same-age cars (73.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Duster years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

65.8%Pass rate, 2013 cars

92.4Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

18,604Tests analysed

83,768 miMedian mileage at test

64.7% / 65.9%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2013 Duster getting worse?

Pass rate of 2013-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	67.0% -7.6 vs same-age
2024	65.7% -7.4 vs same-age
2025	64.4% -7.7 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2013 Duster

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	5,292	27.2%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,805	19.5%
3	Suspension	3,234	16.6%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,926	9.9%
5	Tyres	1,562	8.0%
6	Visibility	1,265	6.5%

All Duster years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2013 (this page)	18,604	65.8%	-7.6 pts	83,768
2014	16,754	68.4%	-7.5 pts	76,811
2015	17,209	72.8%	-6.0 pts	69,748
2016	20,775	77.4%	-4.0 pts	60,953
2017	18,907	80.9%	-3.1 pts	49,901
2018	25,413	82.9%	-3.4 pts	42,677
2019	42,898	84.6%	-3.8 pts	34,426
2020	18,234	88.3%	-1.6 pts	27,823
2021	11,572	88.8%	-1.6 pts	26,261
2022	6,224	90.6%	-0.6 pts	22,908

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Dacia Duster years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2013 Dacia Duster reliable?

2013-registered examples passed 65.8% of their MOT tests (18,604 tests, 2023–2025), -7.6 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 13 years old with a median 83,768 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2013 Duster?

The median tested example shows 83,768 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.