What year Dacia Sandero Essential Sce is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2020 Dacia Sandero Essential Sce has the highest pass rate at 95.9%, out of 109 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Dacia Sandero Essential Sce MOT failures?

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

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Dacia Sandero Essential Sce — Reliability by Year

2,160 vehicles · MOT data 2019–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Dacia Sandero Essential Sce 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

2020

95.9% pass rate · 109 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

2021

91.7% pass rate · 989 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2022	92.3%	18,311 mi	933
2021	91.7%	19,194 mi	989
2020	95.9%	25,357 mi	109
2019	93.2%	26,078 mi	129

Which year Dacia Sandero Essential Sce is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 18,311 miles (newest year) to 26,078 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 Sandero Essential Sce.

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