Pass rate
99.2%
Above average — 4.4 pts ahead of the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 126 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £17–£50
2023 Dacia Duster Journey MOT pass rate
- 2023
- 2 trims combined
- typical 18,346 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
29.2% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 99.2% pass · this year
- Avoid 2023 99.2% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 99.2%
- Typical mileage
- 18k mi
The 2023 Dacia Duster Journey MOT pass rate is 99.2% of its MOT tests — 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Dacia Duster Journey does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Visibility: 3.4× the national share
Visibility accounts for 16.7% of everything recorded on the 2023 Dacia Duster Journey, against 5.0% nationally — 11.7 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 29.2%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. Wipers, washers and a chip in the driver’s eyeline are the three quickest ways to fail a test that the car otherwise deserves to pass.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 94.8% and this one manages 99.2% — 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 57% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 Journey 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 Journey compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 4.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 99.2%. The median 2023 Dacia Duster Journey in this dataset had covered 18,346 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 100.0% of the time, April–September 98.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too high", noted on 1.59% of tests.
- 126 recorded tests behind this page.
- 99.2% overall pass rate, 99.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Dacia Duster Journey, the average is 99.2% — best year 2023 (99.2%), worst 2023 (99.2%).
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
- 126
- Typical mileage (median)
- 18,346 mi
- Make and model
- Dacia Duster Journey
- 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 Journey MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 91% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Duster Journey
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 41 | 100.0% |
| South East | 15 | 100.0% |
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 2023 Duster Journey
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 Journey
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 1.6% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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 wipers and washers 0.8% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the 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 2023 Duster Journey through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £17–£50 — and 57% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £17–£50
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly damaged
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: buckle not functioning as intended
- £40–£120
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 57%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 126 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 →
Compare the 2023 Dacia Duster Journey 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
- Levc Tx 97.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
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 Journey 6 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 24 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 | 7 | 29.20% | 19.76% | +9.44 |
| Brakes | 6 | 25.00% | 20.89% | +4.11 |
| Visibility | 4 | 16.70% | 4.97% | +11.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 12.50% | 4.18% | +8.32 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 8.30% | 12.21% | −3.91 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 4.20% | 1.76% | +2.44 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1 | 4.20% | 0.82% | +3.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 0.79% | £40–120 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 0.79% | £3–15 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 0.79% | £3–15 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 0.79% | £5–15 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.79% | £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 | 4.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 2.4% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 0.79% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Items removed from drivers view prior to test Non-component advisories | Advisory | 0.79% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 103 | 99.0% | 16,908 mi |
| 30-60k | 23 | 100.0% | 37,903 mi |
Source: 126 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 Journey MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 Dacia Duster Journey?
99.2% of the 126 2023 Dacia Duster Journey tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 99.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 Dacia Duster Journey?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too high (1.59%), buckle not functioning as intended (0.79%), mirrors slightly damaged (0.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 Dacia Duster Journey MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 99.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 Dacia Duster Journey in this dataset had covered 18,346 mi.
Does the season affect the 2023 Dacia Duster Journey MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 100.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 98.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.