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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Dacia Duster. Check any Duster by registration number below.
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79.6%
Avg Pass Rate
-10.0%
vs Dacia Avg
15
Year Ranges
Good
Reliability
The Dacia Duster has an average MOT pass rate of 79.6%, which is 10.0 percentage points below the Dacia brand average of 89.7%. This is a reasonable result that reflects typical UK reliability standards. Regular servicing and addressing advisories promptly will help keep your Duster on the road.
The most common reasons a Dacia Duster fails its MOT are brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, audible warning inoperative, a steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play. If you are preparing your Duster for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Typical mileage for the Duster is around 38,000 miles at 5 years. When evaluating a used Duster, compare the odometer reading against these benchmarks. Significantly lower mileage than expected could indicate a clocked vehicle — run a free mileage check to verify.
Before buying a used Dacia Duster, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the Dacia Duster performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 62 vehicles
95k mi
Based on 395 vehicles
The most common reasons a Dacia Duster fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
Average mileage readings recorded at MOT tests for the 2012 model year range. Use these benchmarks to evaluate a used Duster.
At 3 Years
22,000
miles
At 5 Years
38,000
miles
At 10 Years
72,000
miles
Compare MOT reliability across Dacia models.
Common questions about the Dacia Duster MOT and reliability.
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1.8%
3.6%
34k mi
Based on 9,378 vehicles
2.4%
9.1%
38k mi
Based on 15,327 vehicles
2.9%
10.4%
37k mi
60k mi
Based on 35,573 vehicles
3.0%
13.9%
40k mi
59k mi
Based on 20,521 vehicles
3.9%
16.6%
61k mi
Based on 15,255 vehicles
4.1%
17.7%
69k mi
Based on 16,614 vehicles
4.7%
22.2%
Based on 13,799 vehicles
4.7%
26.0%
128k mi
Based on 13,584 vehicles
6.3%
29.2%
128k mi
Based on 15,373 vehicles
6.5%
31.6%
130k mi
Based on 18,000 vehicles
0.0%
0.1%
22k mi
38k mi
72k mi
Based on 13,227 vehicles
44k mi
68k mi
Based on 4,159 vehicles
35k mi
65k mi
Based on 72,219 vehicles
50k mi