Dacia Sandero MOT Check

The Dacia Sandero has an average MOT pass rate of 78.8%, which is 10.9 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 Sandero on the road.

The most common reasons a Dacia Sandero fails its MOT are a transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, a spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened. If you are preparing your Sandero 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 Sandero is around 34,000 miles at 5 years. When evaluating a used Sandero, 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 Sandero, 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.