Dacia Duster MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Dacia Duster MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Dacia Duster passed on its first attempt in 79.9%, and its overall record sits +2.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Dacia Duster in the 2023–2025 data: 234,849 tests across 11 model years (2012–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Dacia Duster MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Dacia Duster, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Dacia Duster's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Dacia Duster DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Dacia Duster, each with how many of the model's 234,849 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 7,596 Dacia Duster tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Rectified) — noted on about 6,383 Dacia Duster tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 4,948 Dacia Duster tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Rectified) — noted on about 4,226 Dacia Duster tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play" (Major) — noted on about 3,471 Dacia Duster tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,203 Dacia Duster tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Dacia Duster Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Dacia Duster model year on record is 2022 (91.4% across 6,451 tests), and the weakest is 2013 (73.8%). The gap between them is 17.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Dacia Duster reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Dacia Duster Owners

These checks follow this Dacia Duster's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Dacia Duster.

• the lights — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  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.

• the suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint has excessive play”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Dacia Duster. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Dacia Duster MOT & Reliability