Pass rate
92.5%
Above average — 2.3 pts behind the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 67 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£66
2023 Dacia Duster Extreme MOT pass rate
- 2023
- 2 trims combined
- typical 18,674 mi
Only 67 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
50.0% 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 →
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 92.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2022 92.2% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.1%
- Typical mileage
- 19k mi
The 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme MOT pass rate is 92.5% of its MOT tests — 2.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.0% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Dacia Duster Extreme does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 50.0% of everything recorded on the 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme, against 19.8% nationally — 30.2 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 23% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 67 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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Every Dacia Duster Extreme first registered in 2023 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 2.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.1%. The median 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme in this dataset had covered 18,674 mi.
61% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 92.7% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect", noted on 4.48% of tests.
- 67 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.5% overall pass rate, 92.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Dacia Duster Extreme, the average is 92.2% — best year 2023 (92.5%), worst 2022 (92.2%).
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
- 67
- Typical mileage (median)
- 18,674 mi
- Make and model
- Dacia Duster Extreme
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Duster Extreme MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 77% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (61% of tests).
What fails a 2023 Duster Extreme
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 2023 Duster Extreme
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 4.5% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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 brakes 1.5% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the mirrors 1.5% of tests
“mirrors does not provide a view to the rear”
Make sure both door mirrors are present, intact and adjustable, and that nothing is obscuring the view through the windscreen.
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 2023 Duster Extreme through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£66 — and 23% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£66
- Cheapest common item: washers not working
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep…
- £45–£95
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 23%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 67 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 Extreme, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2022 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 92.2% to 92.5% — a spread of 0.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2022 92.2% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2023 92.5%headlamp aim projected beam image…
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 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme 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 2023 cars with a similar record
- Tesla Model Y 92.9%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
Closest pass rates among 2023 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 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme 10 failure items · 5 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 26 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 | 13 | 50.00% | 19.76% | +30.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 23.10% | 12.21% | +10.89 |
| Visibility | 4 | 15.40% | 4.97% | +10.43 |
| Brakes | 2 | 7.70% | 20.89% | −13.19 |
| Suspension | 1 | 3.80% | 20.98% | −17.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 4.5% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.0% | £30–80 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.5% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.5% | £30–80 |
| Mirrors does not provide a view to the rear Visibility | Rectified | 1.5% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 1.5% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £8–22 |
| 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 | 9.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–110 |
| Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 1.5% | £35–85 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 52 | 94.2% | 16,321 mi |
| 30-60k | 14 | 85.7% | 39,340 mi |
Source: 67 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.
2023 Duster Extreme MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme?
92.5% of the 67 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 92.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.48%), headlamp aim too low (2.99%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.49%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.2% of the time, falling to 85.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme in this dataset had covered 18,674 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2023 Dacia Duster Extreme?
Petrol: 92.7% pass rate across 41 tests. Diesel: 100.0% pass rate across 15 tests. Other: 81.8% pass rate across 11 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.