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Dacia Duster
MOT 2023
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Duster

72,219 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Dusters pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

77.5%

Pass-after-fix

6.9%

Fail

15.2%

Avg miles

50,101

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Duster: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 72,219 MOT tests, the Duster returns 77.5% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. Tyre tread under the limit and a corroded brake pipe round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 50,101, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    1,937 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,829 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  3. 03

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    1,807 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,432 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  5. 05

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    1,305 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    1,113 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    1,097 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  8. 08

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    1,018 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    966 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

    852 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 5 failures

£138–£345

If every one of this Duster's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Duster?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Duster and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.