Dacia DUSTER - 2020
103.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Dacia DUSTER, model year 2020.
Sample size: 8,523 cars, 18,650 tests and 19,257 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 8,523 cars
The 2020 Dacia Duster shows a higher overall defect rate of 103 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 90, making it 15% worse than similar models. Notably, the vehicle exhibits significantly more issues related to steering, visibility, lights, and equipment than the average car, with defect rates of 2.69%, 18.16%, 34.11%, and 2.39% respectively. In contrast, it performs better in the "Other" category, with defects at just 1.51%, which is notably lower than the average of 3.49%. The defect rates increase with mileage, indicating a trend that as the vehicle ages, the likelihood of defects rises, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,523 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.3% worse
53.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 80.0% worse
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 29.1% worse
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▼ 204.5% worse
34.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.3% better
91.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 12.5% worse
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A driver’s seat: insecure
- A driver’s seat: seat moving inadvertently or backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 60.0% worse
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 59.5% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,277
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,855
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,486
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,458
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,048
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 568
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 489
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 418
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
PRS
Occurrences: 375
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 489
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 405
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 330
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 291
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 206
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 203
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 179
Headlamp aim unable to be tested
FAIL
Occurrences: 114