Dacia Sandero Sway MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Dacia Sandero Sway MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Dacia Sandero Sway passed on its first attempt in 88.5%, and its overall record sits +8.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Dacia Sandero Sway in the 2023–2025 data: 341 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). 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 Sandero Sway MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Dacia Sandero Sway, the Visibility 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 Sandero Sway's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Dacia Sandero Sway DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Dacia Sandero Sway, each with how many of the model's 341 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 26 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 7.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Rectified) — noted on about 5 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 3 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Rectified) — noted on about 2 Dacia Sandero Sway tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Dacia Sandero Sway Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Dacia Sandero Sway model year on record is 2021 (90.6% across 85 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (89.1%). The gap between them is 1.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Dacia Sandero Sway Owners

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

• 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 lights — “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.

• the coil springs — “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.

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

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