Dacia SANDERO - 2016
164.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Dacia SANDERO, model year 2016.
Sample size: 14,611 cars, 33,111 tests and 54,309 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 14,611 cars
The 2016 Dacia Sandero has an overall defect rate of 164 per 100 vehicles, which is 8.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Sandero shows a significant increase in defects as mileage increases, with the highest rates observed in vehicles exceeding 124,000 miles. While it performs better than average in steering and other minor categories, it has higher issues related to visibility and body structure, where it exceeds the average defect rates by a considerable margin. Overall, the model's performance in specific areas highlights both strengths and significant weaknesses compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 14,611 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 4.3% better
74.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 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
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 35.8% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 33.3% worse
20.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 9.4% worse
27.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
- 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.3% worse
166.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 153.8% worse
23.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 3.0% worse
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 32.7% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 7,880
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,643
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,225
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,334
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,076
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,009
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,550
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,538
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,263
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,334
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,550
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 811
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 757
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 619
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 567
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 550
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 515
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 467