Dacia Sandero — reliability by registration year
2013–2022 · 10 registration years · 113,220 first tests
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.
| 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%) | ||||