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Dacia Duster body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 43,431 MOT tests · Updated

At 3 years, 0.6 in 100 MOT tests of the Dacia Duster failed on body and structure, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 43,431 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 1.8–2.4× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 245 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 3 years and at every older age seen
  • Most common fail: Driver's seat: insecure, 0.2 per 100 MOT tests

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.6 fails per 100 MOT tests at 3 years, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 3 (all test years). The Dacia Duster fails more often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated dangerous by DVSA.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Dacia Duster body and structure fails by age

Dacia Duster body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Dacia Duster. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.05103 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 43,431 MOT tests34 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 40,935 MOT tests45 years: 0.9 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 38,500 MOT tests56 years: 1.4 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 37,186 MOT tests67 years: 2.3 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 28,180 MOT tests78 years: 4.0 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 25,310 MOT tests89 years: 5.7 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 25,433 MOT tests910 years: 6.9 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 18,043 MOT tests1011 years: 7.9 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 11,823 MOT tests1112 years: 9.8 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 5,963 MOT tests12
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Dacia Duster All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
343,4310.60.3
440,9350.70.3
538,5000.90.5
637,1861.40.8
728,1802.31.3
825,3104.01.8
925,4335.72.3
1018,0436.92.9
1111,8237.93.5
125,9639.84.3

All first-use years of the Dacia Duster pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the body and structure at 3 years

Fails

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.5 diesel: 0.5 per 100 at 3 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 5,005 MOT tests)
  • 1.6 petrol: 0.5 per 100 at 3 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 7,202 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated.

Check one Dacia Duster, not the average

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Other Dacia Duster problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Dacia Duster have more body and structure problems than other cars?

1.8 to 2.4 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 3 years (all test years), from 43,431 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 10 of the 10 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Dacia Duster body and structure problems?

0.6 in 100 MOT tests at 3 years failed on body and structure, against 0.3 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 43,431 MOT tests).

What is the most common Dacia Duster body and structure fail?

0.2 in 100 MOT tests at 3 years: Driver's seat: insecure (68 MOT tests with it).

At what age do Dacia Duster body and structure fails start?

3 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 274,804 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 274,804 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare