What year Dacia Duster is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2022 Dacia Duster has the highest pass rate at 93.3%, out of 5,908 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Dacia Duster MOT failures?

The most common Dacia Duster MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Dacia Duster — Reliability by Year

74,230 vehicles · MOT data 2013–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Dacia Duster was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

2022

93.3% pass rate · 5,908 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2013

76.8% pass rate · 7,396 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2022	93.3%	22,772 mi	5,908
2021	88.5%	26,216 mi	5,852
2020	86.2%	28,728 mi	6,057
2019	84.4%	31,702 mi	14,406
2018	84.1%	36,383 mi	8,629
2017	84.5%	40,272 mi	6,457
2016	82.7%	47,558 mi	7,200
2015	80.8%	52,890 mi	6,104
2014	78.2%	57,113 mi	6,221
2013	76.8%	60,172 mi	7,396

Which year Dacia Duster is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 22,772 miles (newest year) to 60,172 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Dacia Duster.

See the buying guide →

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