Pass rate
78.3%
Around average — 3.8 pts behind the 82.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 21,681 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£72
2015 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate
- 2015
- typical 71,331 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
22.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 91.4% pass
- Avoid 2013 73.8% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 17.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 72.8%
- Typical mileage
- 71k mi
The 2015 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate is 78.3% of its MOT tests — 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 18.1% of everything recorded on the 2015 Dacia Duster, against 12.2% nationally — 5.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 82.1%; this one manages 78.3% — 3.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2015 Dacia Duster compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 82.1%, so this figure is 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 72.8%. The median 2015 Dacia Duster in this dataset had covered 71,331 mi.
95% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 78.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 78.1% of the time, April–September 78.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.60% of tests.
- 21,681 recorded tests behind this page.
- 78.3% overall pass rate, 72.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Dacia Duster, the average is 83.0% — best year 2022 (91.4%), worst 2013 (73.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 21,681
- Typical mileage (median)
- 71,331 mi
- Make and model
- Dacia Duster
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Duster MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (95% of tests).
Where the Dacia Duster is most common
Across all Duster model years on record (2012–2022): 98,057 Dacia Duster cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 234,838 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 2,527 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow (G) | 2,527 | 78.4% |
| 2 | Swansea (SA) | 2,329 | 82.7% |
| 3 | Cardiff (CF) | 2,029 | 82.7% |
| 4 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 1,840 | 81.4% |
| 5 | Sheffield (S) | 1,832 | 85.5% |
| 6 | Birmingham (B) | 1,818 | 87.1% |
| 7 | Edinburgh (EH) | 1,693 | 77.8% |
| 8 | Exeter (EX) | 1,615 | 83.7% |
| 9 | Bristol (BS) | 1,497 | 83.0% |
| 10 | Northampton (NN) | 1,448 | 82.8% |
| 11 | Aberdeen (AB) | 1,408 | 75.4% |
| 12 | Inverness (IV) | 1,368 | 77.7% |
| 13 | Norwich (NR) | 1,356 | 86.4% |
| 14 | Ashford (TN) | 1,342 | 85.5% |
| 15 | Peterborough (PE) | 1,342 | 85.7% |
| 16 | Portsmouth (PO) | 1,321 | 83.0% |
| 17 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 1,270 | 81.1% |
| 18 | Nottingham (NG) | 1,255 | 84.6% |
| 19 | Doncaster (DN) | 1,203 | 83.5% |
| 20 | Gloucester (GL) | 1,202 | 82.5% |
The twenty areas with the most Dacia Duster cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Duster
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,812 | 70.7% |
| South East | 2,802 | 82.0% |
| South West | 2,726 | 79.3% |
| North West | 2,275 | 78.7% |
| Yorkshire | 2,013 | 78.2% |
| West Midlands | 1,860 | 81.6% |
| Wales | 1,846 | 79.3% |
| East of England | 1,797 | 82.9% |
| North East | 1,266 | 75.0% |
| East Midlands | 1,100 | 79.4% |
| London | 184 | 88.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2015 Duster
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2015 Duster
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 6.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the horn 4.3% of tests
“horn not working”
Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.
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Check the coil springs 3.7% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2015 Duster through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£72 — and 44% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£72
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 44%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 21,681 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Duster, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2012 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 73.8% to 91.4% — a spread of 17.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 75.9% horn not working
- 2013 73.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 75.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.3%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 81.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.7% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2018 85.3% wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 86.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 89.5% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2021 89.9% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2022 91.4% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2015 Dacia Duster with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2015 cars with a similar record
- Fiat Punto 78.3%
- Ford Ranger 78.2%
- SsangYong Tivoli 78.2%
- Vauxhall Adam 78.4%
- Isuzu D-Max 78.4%
- Volkswagen Beetle 78.4%
Closest pass rates among 2015 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2015 Dacia Duster 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 34,184 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 7,796 | 22.60% | 20.89% | +1.71 |
| Tyres | 7,242 | 21.00% | 19.76% | +1.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6,241 | 18.10% | 12.21% | +5.89 |
| Suspension | 5,413 | 15.70% | 20.98% | −5.28 |
| Visibility | 1,911 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,592 | 4.60% | 5.57% | −0.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,469 | 4.30% | 4.18% | +0.12 |
| Steering | 1,064 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 948 | 2.70% | 5.52% | −2.82 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 508 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.6% | £5–20 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.3% | £8–25 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £25–65 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.6% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.0% | £80–250 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.0% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 4.2% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.1% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,082 | 90.0% | 22,325 mi |
| 30-60k | 6,135 | 83.1% | 47,458 mi |
| 60-90k | 8,754 | 77.5% | 74,270 mi |
| 90-120k | 4,143 | 73.2% | 102,093 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,556 | 69.7% | 142,511 mi |
Source: 21,681 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2015 Duster MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2015 Dacia Duster?
78.3% of the 21,681 2015 Dacia Duster tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 82.1% for cars first used in 2015. First-attempt pass rate: 72.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2015 Dacia Duster?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.60%), horn not working (4.28%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2015 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.0% of the time, falling to 69.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2015 Dacia Duster in this dataset had covered 71,331 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2015 Dacia Duster?
Diesel: 78.3% pass rate across 20,643 tests. Petrol: 77.9% pass rate across 1,038 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2015 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 78.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.