Dacia Duster — reliability by registration year

2013–2022 · 10 registration years · 77,956 first tests

2019 breaks the run — 1.9 pp worse than the years either side 2013 breaks the run — 2.2 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Duster registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Dacia Duster first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 9,998 86.8% 90.6% Tread depth (front) 16.0%
2021 8,373 79.4% 87.5% Headlamp aim 16.5%
2020 8,028 73.5% 83.6% Headlamp aim 18.3%
2019 14,275 70.2% 80.0% Headlamp aim 17.7%
1.9 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2019 Dusters most often: Headlamp aim (17.7%) · Track rod end (front) (9.5%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (9.3%)
2018 8,278 70.5% 79.4% Headlamp aim 15.5%
2017 6,081 69.1% 76.9% Coil spring (rear) 15.2%
2016 6,691 66.2% 74.7% Headlamp aim 12.2%
2015 5,443 60.6% 69.1% Electrical equipment — Horn 14.3%
2014 5,176 58.0% 65.7% Headlamp aim 11.0%
2013 5,613 55.9% 63.8% Headlamp aim 12.2%
2.2 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2013 Dusters most often: Headlamp aim (12.2%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (10.0%) · Track rod end (front) (8.9%)

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