DaciaSandero MOT results

In 2025, 68.8% of Dacia Sandero MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 78.3% for cars of the same age. 7.5% had at least one dangerous defect (6.2% for cars the same age). The typical Dacia Sandero tested was 7 years old with 45,100 miles. Based on 113,722 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Dacia Sandero cars are on the road

First-time pass: 68.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 78.3%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.0%passed after repair
Failed: 24.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.5%same age 6.2%
Typical mileage: 45,100at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Dacia SanderoAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	409	91.0%	91.7%
2022	12,336	89.0%	88.5%
2021	7,559	85.8%	87.2%
2020	8,689	78.8%	85.9%
2019	11,965	75.2%	83.5%
2018	12,037	71.0%	80.8%
2017	14,211	65.5%	78.1%
2016	13,915	61.4%	74.8%
2015	13,928	55.6%	71.8%
2014	11,895	54.4%	68.5%
2013	6,738	57.8%	65.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Dacia SanderoAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	19,164	85.9%	87.4%	22,000
5-9 years	62,881	67.7%	79.1%	46,100
10-14 years	27,255	55.6%	65.7%	72,000
15-19 years	1	100.0%	57.6%	82,100
20-29 years	1	0.0%	59.6%	27,500

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Dacia Sandero 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
G Glasgow	Scotland	4,590	4.0%	2.5×	64.5%
SA Swansea	Wales	4,265	3.8%	3.0×	66.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,707	3.3%	2.0×	69.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	2,484	2.2%	1.3×	66.1%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,469	2.2%	1.7×	61.1%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	2,461	2.2%	0.7×	74.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,974	1.7%	0.8×	71.2%
CH Chester	North West	1,912	1.7%	1.5×	68.0%
L Liverpool	North West	1,875	1.6%	1.5×	71.0%
BS Bristol	South West	1,848	1.6%	0.9×	69.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,803	1.6%	1.1×	71.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,705	1.5%	1.1×	70.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,689	1.5%	2.0×	60.2%
M Manchester	North West	1,642	1.4%	1.0×	71.3%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	1,618	1.4%	2.9×	60.0%
WA Warrington	North West	1,584	1.4%	1.4×	70.8%
EX Exeter	South West	1,459	1.3%	1.1×	73.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,450	1.3%	0.9×	70.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,450	1.3%	1.2×	68.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,431	1.3%	2.4×	64.4%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,410	1.2%	2.7×	63.0%
NP Newport	Wales	1,348	1.2%	1.4×	67.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,342	1.2%	0.6×	69.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	1,336	1.2%	2.9×	58.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,288	1.1%	0.9×	70.7%
TS Teesside	North East	1,262	1.1%	1.2×	67.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,260	1.1%	1.1×	66.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,232	1.1%	0.8×	71.4%
TR Truro	South West	1,222	1.1%	1.8×	74.1%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,200	1.1%	2.4×	61.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	1,196	1.1%	0.6×	71.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,192	1.0%	1.1×	68.0%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,183	1.0%	0.9×	67.6%
IV Inverness	Scotland	1,176	1.0%	2.4×	65.0%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,158	1.0%	1.0×	71.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,148	1.0%	0.8×	65.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,143	1.0%	1.1×	65.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,139	1.0%	1.4×	67.8%
BN Brighton	South East	1,129	1.0%	0.8×	65.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,087	1.0%	1.7×	56.7%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,072	0.9%	0.6×	68.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,033	0.9%	0.8×	71.7%
SK Stockport	North West	1,026	0.9%	0.9×	68.2%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,025	0.9%	0.7×	73.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	1,019	0.9%	0.5×	70.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,007	0.9%	1.0×	66.5%
ME Rochester	South East	999	0.9%	0.8×	70.9%
SO Southampton	South East	992	0.9%	0.7×	70.9%
BA Bath	South West	979	0.9%	1.0×	70.3%
PR Preston	North West	948	0.8%	0.9×	68.6%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	940	0.8%	1.0×	79.4%
DH Durham	North East	934	0.8%	1.7×	69.2%
BL Bolton	North West	900	0.8%	1.0×	69.8%
DL Darlington	North East	896	0.8%	1.4×	66.5%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	894	0.8%	0.7×	66.7%
RG Reading	South East	893	0.8%	0.5×	72.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	893	0.8%	0.9×	69.0%
CT Canterbury	South East	892	0.8%	1.0×	72.3%
GU Guildford	South East	870	0.8%	0.6×	67.6%
OX Oxford	South East	856	0.8%	0.7×	70.2%
SN Swindon	South West	829	0.7%	0.8×	70.1%
RH Redhill	South East	826	0.7%	0.7×	72.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	817	0.7%	1.1×	70.9%
WN Wigan	North West	801	0.7%	1.5×	67.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	800	0.7%	0.6×	73.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	728	0.6%	1.2×	72.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	726	0.6%	1.1×	67.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	723	0.6%	0.9×	70.0%
OL Oldham	North West	713	0.6%	0.9×	70.3%
CO Colchester	East of England	699	0.6%	0.8×	75.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	696	0.6%	0.7×	67.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	657	0.6%	0.9×	72.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	655	0.6%	0.9×	66.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	609	0.5%	2.3×	69.8%
RM Romford	London	607	0.5%	0.7×	83.2%
FY Blackpool	North West	604	0.5%	1.3×	65.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	594	0.5%	1.6×	69.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	593	0.5%	1.1×	70.0%
CW Crewe	North West	592	0.5%	0.9×	70.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	580	0.5%	1.7×	64.0%
CR Croydon	London	571	0.5%	0.7×	81.6%
DA Dartford	South East	552	0.5%	0.7×	76.6%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	551	0.5%	0.5×	68.1%
TW Twickenham	London	551	0.5%	0.7×	80.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	548	0.5%	0.6×	79.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	522	0.5%	0.7×	69.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	516	0.5%	1.1×	63.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	497	0.4%	0.8×	67.6%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	495	0.4%	0.7×	69.9%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	482	0.4%	1.1×	72.6%
EN Enfield	London	466	0.4%	0.7×	75.3%
SE London SE	London	442	0.4%	0.5×	73.8%
BR Bromley	London	414	0.4%	1.0×	79.2%
SG Stevenage	East of England	414	0.4%	0.5×	73.7%
TF Telford	West Midlands	404	0.4%	0.9×	67.1%
TA Taunton	South West	381	0.3%	0.5×	65.9%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	380	0.3%	1.3×	61.3%
LU Luton	East of England	370	0.3%	0.5×	67.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	366	0.3%	0.6×	69.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	357	0.3%	0.8×	73.7%
SL Slough	South East	324	0.3%	0.4×	80.6%
AL St Albans	East of England	297	0.3%	0.6×	71.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	286	0.3%	5.6×	70.3%
WD Watford	East of England	264	0.2%	0.6×	74.6%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	262	0.2%	1.2×	58.8%
E London E	London	255	0.2%	0.3×	72.5%
N London N	London	252	0.2%	0.3×	73.8%
UB Southall	London	251	0.2%	0.4×	76.9%
NW London NW	London	196	0.2%	0.3×	63.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	193	0.2%	0.6×	65.3%
HA Harrow	London	187	0.2%	0.3×	70.1%
SM Sutton	London	184	0.2%	0.7×	71.7%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	163	0.1%	1.7×	69.9%
SW London SW	London	149	0.1%	0.3×	78.5%
IG Ilford	London	136	0.1%	0.3×	75.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	128	0.1%	1.3×	73.4%
W London W	London	108	<0.1%	0.4×	66.7%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	23	<0.1%	0.5×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	19,929	17.5%	2.2×	62.4%
North East	6,170	5.4%	1.4×	67.2%
North West	14,747	13.0%	1.1×	69.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,765	8.6%	1.0×	68.3%
Wales	10,591	9.3%	1.9×	67.5%
West Midlands	9,216	8.1%	0.8×	70.8%
East Midlands	5,333	4.7%	0.7×	70.5%
East of England	8,240	7.2%	0.7×	72.7%
London	5,317	4.7%	0.5×	77.1%
South East	12,813	11.3%	0.7×	70.7%
South West	11,600	10.2%	1.0×	70.0%

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Where they fail

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

Dacia SanderoCars the same age

Lights and electrics12.3%6.6%
Suspension9.5%5.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.2%3.4%
Brakes6.1%4.2%
Tyres5.2%6.0%
Body and structure5.1%1.6%
Emissions and leaks2.0%1.9%
Steering1.7%1.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%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 Sandero tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.9%	1.8%	2.7×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	4.2%	0.8%	5.3×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	3.4%	0.9%	3.8×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.1%	1.7%	1.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.4%	1.0%	2.4×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.2%	2.0%	1.1×	100.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.2%	1.1%	2.0×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	2.0%	1.0%	2.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.9%	1.7%	1.1×	100.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	1.6%	0.7%	2.3×	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	16.2%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	13.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.3%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.5%
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	2.5%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	2.2%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	1.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	89,776	71.1%
Diesel	20,689	55.6%
Gas	3,256	87.2%

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

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