DaciaDuster MOT results

In 2025, 70.9% of Dacia Duster MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 80.1% for cars of the same age. 5.6% had at least one dangerous defect (5.8% for cars the same age). The typical Dacia Duster tested was 6 years old with 46,900 miles. Based on 79,025 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Dacia Duster cars are on the road

First-time pass: 70.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 80.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.0%passed after repair
Failed: 21.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 5.6%same age 5.8%
Typical mileage: 46,900at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Dacia DusterAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	352	93.2%	91.7%
2022	10,013	86.8%	88.5%
2021	8,274	79.4%	87.2%
2020	7,959	73.6%	85.9%
2019	14,304	70.2%	83.5%
2018	8,309	70.6%	80.8%
2017	6,157	69.0%	78.1%
2016	6,796	66.3%	74.8%
2015	5,598	60.8%	71.8%
2014	5,383	58.7%	68.5%
2013	5,834	56.4%	65.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Dacia DusterAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	17,986	80.8%	87.4%	28,300
5-9 years	42,566	69.3%	79.1%	50,400
10-14 years	14,668	58.2%	65.7%	84,600
30-39 years	2	100.0%	71.3%	2,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Dacia Duster is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
SA Swansea	Wales	2,199	2.8%	2.2×	70.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	2,054	2.6%	1.6×	68.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,831	2.3%	1.4×	73.8%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1,524	1.9%	1.2×	67.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,488	1.9%	0.8×	74.9%
EX Exeter	South West	1,440	1.8%	1.6×	71.0%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,439	1.8%	0.6×	76.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,396	1.8%	1.4×	66.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,239	1.6%	2.1×	58.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,228	1.6%	1.1×	73.5%
BS Bristol	South West	1,205	1.5%	0.9×	65.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,152	1.5%	1.0×	70.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,129	1.4%	1.1×	71.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	1,107	1.4%	3.3×	64.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,095	1.4%	1.0×	69.4%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,093	1.4%	0.7×	73.3%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,066	1.3%	1.2×	69.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,012	1.3%	0.7×	73.3%
TR Truro	South West	1,011	1.3%	2.1×	70.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	999	1.3%	1.0×	73.7%
CH Chester	North West	976	1.2%	1.1×	72.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	947	1.2%	1.3×	72.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	942	1.2%	1.3×	72.4%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	934	1.2%	2.4×	64.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	907	1.1%	1.1×	69.0%
WA Warrington	North West	905	1.1%	1.1×	72.8%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	893	1.1%	0.9×	72.3%
BA Bath	South West	886	1.1%	1.3×	69.6%
DL Darlington	North East	875	1.1%	1.9×	70.9%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	859	1.1%	2.0×	66.1%
L Liverpool	North West	858	1.1%	1.0×	74.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	838	1.1%	2.3×	65.9%
DE Derby	East Midlands	835	1.1%	0.8×	76.6%
BN Brighton	South East	834	1.1%	0.9×	65.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	824	1.0%	0.9×	74.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	806	1.0%	2.5×	59.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	803	1.0%	1.2×	80.9%
NP Newport	Wales	794	1.0%	1.1×	71.0%
RG Reading	South East	794	1.0%	0.7×	70.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	778	1.0%	0.9×	72.0%
TS Teesside	North East	771	1.0%	1.1×	68.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	770	1.0%	1.4×	65.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	769	1.0%	0.9×	72.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	768	1.0%	1.1×	74.1%
SO Southampton	South East	768	1.0%	0.8×	70.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	763	1.0%	2.2×	62.3%
M Manchester	North West	763	1.0%	0.6×	74.2%
SN Swindon	South West	761	1.0%	1.1×	68.1%
SK Stockport	North West	753	1.0%	1.0×	71.0%
OX Oxford	South East	736	0.9%	0.8×	74.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	732	0.9%	0.6×	75.5%
GU Guildford	South East	723	0.9%	0.7×	64.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	716	0.9%	0.5×	73.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	703	0.9%	1.6×	55.3%
ME Rochester	South East	701	0.9%	0.8×	73.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	690	0.9%	1.1×	75.7%
CA Carlisle	North West	656	0.8%	1.4×	69.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	651	0.8%	0.7×	75.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	650	0.8%	0.8×	69.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	645	0.8%	1.7×	68.2%
RH Redhill	South East	616	0.8%	0.8×	72.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	610	0.8%	1.0×	73.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	606	0.8%	0.9×	72.1%
DH Durham	North East	597	0.8%	1.5×	74.2%
PR Preston	North West	590	0.7%	0.8×	71.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	586	0.7%	1.1×	71.8%
BL Bolton	North West	578	0.7%	1.0×	73.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	578	0.7%	1.1×	74.4%
PH Perth	Scotland	570	0.7%	2.4×	62.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	543	0.7%	0.8×	73.5%
LA Lancaster	North West	528	0.7%	1.2×	71.8%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	513	0.6%	1.1×	77.8%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	491	0.6%	2.7×	72.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	487	0.6%	0.9×	72.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	485	0.6%	1.6×	71.8%
WN Wigan	North West	475	0.6%	1.3×	68.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	467	0.6%	1.0×	71.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	464	0.6%	0.6×	69.8%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	457	0.6%	0.8×	72.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	450	0.6%	0.8×	74.7%
CW Crewe	North West	450	0.6%	0.9×	72.0%
RM Romford	London	450	0.6%	0.7×	81.1%
TA Taunton	South West	444	0.6%	0.9×	69.6%
SR Sunderland	North East	409	0.5%	1.6×	70.7%
OL Oldham	North West	408	0.5%	0.8×	74.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	389	0.5%	1.2×	71.0%
DT Dorchester	South West	383	0.5%	1.2×	67.1%
CR Croydon	London	381	0.5%	0.7×	80.6%
TF Telford	West Midlands	379	0.5%	1.3×	79.2%
DA Dartford	South East	361	0.5%	0.6×	73.1%
SG Stevenage	East of England	359	0.5%	0.6×	77.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	343	0.4%	0.5×	72.9%
FY Blackpool	North West	333	0.4%	1.0×	70.6%
TW Twickenham	London	330	0.4%	0.6×	77.3%
EN Enfield	London	312	0.4%	0.7×	82.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	303	0.4%	2.0×	64.0%
BR Bromley	London	298	0.4%	1.1×	75.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	296	0.4%	1.5×	65.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	294	0.4%	0.7×	65.6%
SE London SE	London	252	0.3%	0.4×	73.8%
AL St Albans	East of England	244	0.3%	0.7×	76.2%
LU Luton	East of England	244	0.3%	0.5×	69.3%
WD Watford	East of England	203	0.3%	0.7×	71.9%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	197	0.2%	3.0×	70.1%
SL Slough	South East	192	0.2%	0.3×	78.6%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	182	0.2%	5.1×	67.6%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	165	0.2%	0.8×	63.6%
UB Southall	London	162	0.2%	0.3×	80.2%
N London N	London	153	0.2%	0.3×	71.9%
E London E	London	149	0.2%	0.2×	74.5%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	144	0.2%	2.1×	63.2%
HA Harrow	London	130	0.2%	0.3×	75.4%
NW London NW	London	119	0.2%	0.2×	72.3%
SM Sutton	London	113	0.1%	0.6×	75.2%
SW London SW	London	90	0.1%	0.3×	76.7%
IG Ilford	London	84	0.1%	0.2×	78.6%
W London W	London	66	<0.1%	0.3×	77.3%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	36	<0.1%	1.2×	50.0%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	12,478	15.8%	2.0×	64.1%
North East	4,176	5.3%	1.3×	69.6%
North West	8,816	11.2%	1.0×	72.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	6,902	8.7%	1.0×	72.5%
Wales	5,915	7.5%	1.6×	71.9%
West Midlands	6,906	8.7%	0.9×	73.4%
East Midlands	4,125	5.2%	0.8×	72.7%
East of England	6,709	8.5%	0.8×	74.8%
London	3,432	4.3%	0.5×	77.2%
South East	9,810	12.4%	0.8×	70.9%
South West	9,753	12.3%	1.2×	69.6%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Dacia DusterCars the same age

Lights and electrics14.6%5.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)6.4%3.3%
Brakes5.5%3.8%
Tyres5.4%5.8%
Suspension4.8%4.6%
Body and structure3.0%1.3%
Steering2.7%1.0%
Emissions and leaks1.8%1.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.9%0.5%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Dacia Duster tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.8%	0.5%	7.6×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.6%	1.7%	2.1×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.2%	0.9%	3.6×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	1.9%	1.3×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	2.5%	0.8%	3.1×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering	2.2%	0.5%	4.4×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.8%	1.5%	1.2×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.0%	1.8×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	1.4%	0.6%	2.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.3%	0.9%	1.4×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.7%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	5.0%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.6%
Coil spring: corroded	2.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.7%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	2.3%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.0%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	43,199	75.0%
Diesel	32,770	64.6%
Gas	3,055	80.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model