Pass rate, every year
1,528 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+10.9 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
1,528 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+10.9 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2022 93.5%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2022 page →
Worst year to buy
2021 90.4%
3.1 points below the 2022 peak. See the 2021 page →
The Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg MOT pass rate is 91.9%, +10.9 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,528 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg passed on its first attempt in 91.2%, and its overall record sits +10.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg in the 2023–2025 data: 1,528 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 1,528 |
| Overall pass rate | 91.9% |
| Passed on first attempt | 91.2% |
| Average mileage at test | 26,879 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +10.9 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 48% |
| Tyres | 22% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16% |
| Brakes | 12% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3% |
Shares are over the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 48% of the recorded Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (2.6%), "Wipers blade defective" (2.6%), "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (0.8%) among the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg's visibility faults.
Around 22% of the recorded Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.1%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.8%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (0.7%) among the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg's tyres faults.
Around 16% of the recorded Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too high" (1.4%), "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (0.4%), "Headlamp aim too low" (0.2%) among the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg, each with how many of the model's 1,528 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg model year on record is 2022 (93.5% across 612 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (90.4%). The gap between them is 3.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Sandero Comfort Lpg | 612 | 93.5% |
| 2021 Sandero Comfort Lpg | 737 | 90.4% |
| 2020 Sandero Comfort Lpg | 179 | 92.2% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg.
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 brakes — “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.
the lights — “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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
91.9% of the 1,528 recorded Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg MOT tests ended in a pass, +10.9 percentage points above the national average. 91.2% of those passed on the first attempt.
2022 is the strongest Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg year on record at 93.5%, while 2021 is the weakest at 90.4%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Dacia Sandero Comfort Lpg failures are "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Wipers blade defective" — together around 5% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.