Dacia Sandero MOT pass rate: 72.4% (95,167 tests, 2025)

Name: Dacia Sandero MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Dacia Sandero passed 72.4% of its 95,167 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.1 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 8 years old with 51,568 miles on the clock.

72.4%Pass rate (2025)

95,167MOT tests analysed

51,568 miMedian mileage at test

8 yrsMedian age at test

How the Sandero compares

Dacia Sandero

72.4%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Dacia average (all models)

77.4%

What fails most on the Dacia Sandero

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Sandero:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	14,486	23.8%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	12,006	19.7%
3	Brakes	10,242	16.8%
4	Tyres	6,746	11.1%
5	Visibility	6,302	10.3%
6	Body, chassis, structure	6,276	10.3%

Pre-MOT checklist for Sandero owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Sandero pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2014, 2015, 2016. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2020, 2021. Full ranking and method: Dacia Sandero years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2013	21,245	67.5%	-5.9 pts	71,040	67.5% visual scale
2014	37,180	63.7%	-12.1 pts	67,544	63.7% visual scale
2015	43,172	65.5%	-13.3 pts	59,536	65.5% visual scale
2016	42,737	72.9%	-8.5 pts	51,574	72.9% visual scale
2017	43,822	78.0%	-6.0 pts	43,403	78.0% visual scale
2018	37,013	82.9%	-3.4 pts	35,206	82.9% visual scale
2019	37,016	85.8%	-2.6 pts	27,799	85.8% visual scale
2020	23,196	88.4%	-1.5 pts	22,046	88.4% visual scale
2021	1,537	89.5%	-0.9 pts	21,612	89.5% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Ball joint has slight play — 641 cars · 22.3% failed the same item the next year
Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 330 cars · 16.1% failed the same item the next year
Exhaust system has a minor leak of exhaust gases — 248 cars · 9.7% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 1,180 cars · 9.0% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 544 cars · 8.3% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Sandero before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Dacia models

Duster77.9% pass rate · 71,409 tests Logan76.2% pass rate · 14,734 tests Sandero Comfort Tce91.8% pass rate · 3,585 tests Sandero Stepway Prestige Tce93.8% pass rate · 3,105 tests Sandero Stepway Comfort Tce91.8% pass rate · 2,965 tests Duster Essential Tce 4X283.2% pass rate · 2,438 tests Sandero Sway Prestige Tce Cvt94.6% pass rate · 1,856 tests Sandero Essential Sce88.8% pass rate · 1,831 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Dacia Sandero?

In 2025, 72.4% of 95,167 first MOT tests on the Dacia Sandero were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Sandero fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (23.8% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Dacia Sandero reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 72.4% it performs below the national average at a median age of 8 years and 51,568 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.