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1,806 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Sandero Stepway SE Twenty Tces pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 5.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
83.0%
Pass-after-fix
6.4%
Fail
10.3%
Avg miles
24,362
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,806 tests
Pass rate drops 2.4 points across the cohorts — recent Sandero Stepway SE Twenty Tce examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
83.2%
Fail
10.5%
PRS
5.9%
Avg mileage at test
24,531 mi
Pass
80.8%
Fail
8.1%
PRS
11.1%
Avg mileage at test
22,760 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 1,107 MOT tests, the Sandero Stepway Se Twenty Tce returns 88.3% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. A defective wiper blade and a seriously damaged tyre round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 18,778, 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.
ABI Insurance Group
A low-group car — among the cheapest to insure in the UK. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →
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Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
82 occurrences · 4.5% of tests
Wiper blade defective
44 occurrences · 2.4% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
26 occurrences · 1.4% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
19 occurrences · 1.1% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
18 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
11 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
9 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
8 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
7 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
7 occurrences · 0.4% 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 4 failures
£180–£345
If every one of this Sandero Stepway SE Twenty Tce'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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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 2.4-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Dacia Sandero Stepway SE Twenty Tce makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
83.2%
2018–2020 registration
the 2018–2020 band climbs to 83.2% — a 2.4-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: does not clear the windscreen effectively, blade defective — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
80.8%
2021+ registration
On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 80.8% pass rate against a fleet average of 83.2% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: does not clear the windscreen effectively, has a cut in excess of the…, and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. Average mileage on test for this band is 22,760 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (83.2% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (80.8% pass). That's a 2.4-point spread across 172 older tests and 1,634 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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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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Brake pad measurement gauge
Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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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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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 Sandero Stepway SE Twenty Tce 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.
