Dacia Sandero — reliability by registration year

2013–2022 · 10 registration years · 113,220 first tests

2014 breaks the run — 2.6 pp worse than the years either side 2013 breaks the run — 3.7 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Sandero 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 Sandero first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 12,554 89.0% 92.7% Visibility — Wipers (front) 12.9%
2021 7,869 85.8% 90.2% Visibility — Wipers (front) 21.3%
2020 8,817 78.7% 86.0% Visibility — Wipers (front) 12.9%
2019 12,106 75.3% 83.4% Headlamp aim 14.6%
2018 12,028 70.8% 79.4% Headlamp aim 13.7%
2017 14,146 65.3% 73.8% Coil spring (front) 14.1%
2016 13,820 61.2% 68.7% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 21.1%
2015 13,687 55.4% 62.3% Coil spring (front) 22.1%
2014 11,590 53.9% 61.2% Coil spring (front) 17.8%
2.6 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2014 Sanderos most often: Coil spring (front) (17.8%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (17.5%) · Ball joint (front) (13.0%)
2013 6,603 57.5% 64.7% Coil spring (front) 13.5%
3.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2013 Sanderos most often: Coil spring (front) (13.5%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (13.2%) · Ball joint (front) (10.4%)

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