Dacia SANDERO - 2015
189.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Dacia SANDERO, model year 2015.
Sample size: 14,657 cars, 34,976 tests and 66,144 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 14,657 cars
The 2015 Dacia Sandero has a higher overall defect rate of 189 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 170 per 100, indicating it's about 11% worse than average. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the 124,000+ miles segment. While the Sandero performs better in the "Other" defect category, it stands out negatively in "Visibility," "Body/Structure," and "Equipment," with rates considerably higher than the average. Overall, the Sandero shows potential concerns in various key areas when compared to similar vehicles from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,657 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.1% worse
89.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 17.2% better
8.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▼ 27.3% worse
20.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 0.6% worse
31.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Headlamp levelling device inoperative
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.0% worse
187.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 98.3% worse
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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 transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 160.0% worse
10.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 35.6% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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: 8,305
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,099
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,118
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,041
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,626
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,307
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,222
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,022
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,982
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,481
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,307
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,222
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,022
Audible warning:
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,206
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,019
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 915
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 875
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 785
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 641
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 630