Pass rate
81.3%
Around average — 2.7 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 25,201 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£78
2016 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 62,688 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Tyres
24.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
1.1 pts down across model years — 6.9% in 2013, 5.8% in 2022.
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
- 77.4%
- Typical mileage
- 63k mi
The 2016 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate is 81.3% of its MOT tests — 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with suspension
Suspension is 10.6% of this car’s recorded faults, against 21.0% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this 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 2016 Dacia Duster compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 2.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 77.4%. The median 2016 Dacia Duster in this dataset had covered 62,688 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 85% of tests, with a 81.0% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.8% of the time, April–September 81.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 3.99% of tests.
- 25,201 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.3% overall pass rate, 77.4% 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
- 25,201
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,688 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 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (85% 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 | 4,613 | 73.9% |
| South East | 3,483 | 84.5% |
| South West | 3,232 | 82.4% |
| North West | 2,601 | 82.7% |
| East of England | 2,116 | 86.2% |
| West Midlands | 2,100 | 83.2% |
| Yorkshire | 2,075 | 80.5% |
| Wales | 1,922 | 80.5% |
| North East | 1,362 | 79.7% |
| East Midlands | 1,189 | 83.5% |
| London | 508 | 89.8% |
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 2016 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 2016 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 4.0% 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 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.
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Check the windscreen 2.2% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2016 Duster through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£78 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£78
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- 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
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 25,201 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 2016 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Jeep Renegade 81.3%
- Ford Ranger 81.3%
- Nissan Navara 81.3%
- Nissan Pulsar 81.3%
- Volvo V40 81.2%
- Citroen C4 Picasso 81.2%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 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 33,961 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 8,440 | 24.60% | 19.76% | +4.84 |
| Brakes | 8,234 | 24.00% | 20.89% | +3.11 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5,241 | 15.30% | 12.21% | +3.09 |
| Suspension | 3,634 | 10.60% | 20.98% | −10.38 |
| Visibility | 2,308 | 6.70% | 4.97% | +1.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,784 | 5.20% | 4.18% | +1.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,554 | 4.50% | 5.57% | −1.07 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,211 | 3.50% | 5.52% | −2.02 |
| Steering | 1,048 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 507 | 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 | 4.0% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £25–65 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.2% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.8% | £80–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.7% | £30–80 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.4% | £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 | 16.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.2% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 3.4% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.5% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,028 | 91.4% | 21,782 mi |
| 30-60k | 9,521 | 85.1% | 46,901 mi |
| 60-90k | 9,233 | 78.5% | 73,287 mi |
| 90-120k | 3,366 | 74.7% | 101,787 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,041 | 73.4% | 139,938 mi |
Source: 25,201 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.
2016 Duster MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Dacia Duster?
81.3% of the 25,201 2016 Dacia Duster tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 77.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Dacia Duster?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.99%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.68%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.21%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.4% of the time, falling to 73.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Dacia Duster in this dataset had covered 62,688 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Dacia Duster?
Diesel: 81.0% pass rate across 21,366 tests. Petrol: 83.2% pass rate across 3,835 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Dacia Duster MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.