Dacia SANDERO - 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 SANDERO, model year 2020.
Sample size: 9,203 cars, 19,232 tests and 19,874 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 9,203 cars
The 2020 Dacia Sandero has an overall defect rate of 103 per 100 vehicles, which is 15% higher than the average for cars of the same year, which stands at 90 per 100. Notably, the Sandero shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the highest mileage category, where it reaches 330 defects per 100 vehicles. While the model excels in steering, body structure, and other categories with much lower rates of defects compared to the average, it struggles notably with visibility and lights and electrics, reporting defects in these areas at rates significantly above average. This suggests that while the Sandero performs well in certain structural aspects, it may require more attention in electrical and visibility features as it ages.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 9,203 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.0% better
49.8 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 disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 73.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- 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: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 105.0% worse
28.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 71.4% worse
19.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.6% worse
103.9 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
- A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 45.8% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A driver’s seat: insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 13.3% worse
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Steering lock missing or not functioning
Other
▲ 62.2% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
- An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,133
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,109
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,687
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,264
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 978
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 966
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 617
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 471
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 440
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 302
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 978
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 302
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 280
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 235
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 190
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 97