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Dacia Sandero binding brake repair: MOT fails on these items more often than other cars of the same age
At MOT, the Dacia Sandero fails on items fixed by binding brake repair at least 2.9 times as often as cars of the same ages and fuel. From 415,804 MOT tests at 10 ages (3 to 12 years), DVSA data 2022 to 2025.
MOT data updated
What this shows
These are MOT fail items that binding brake repair fixes, as testers found them on the day of the test. Repairs done between MOTs never show up in MOT data, and mileage is not taken into account, so this is not how often owners pay for the repair.
By age
Fail items fixed by binding brake repair, per 100 MOT tests, against cars of the same age and the same fuel mix. The model figure is a floor: DVSA data lists each model’s 25 most recorded items per age, and an item outside that list is counted as zero. The comparison figure is a ceiling: an item too rare to be listed for a fuel is counted at its highest possible value.
| Age | Dacia Sandero per 100 | Same age and fuel per 100 | Tests (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 0 | 0.068 | 43,599 |
| 4 years | 0 | 0.083 | 42,804 |
| 5 years | 0 | 0.12 | 49,541 |
| 6 years | 0.40 | 0.18 | 54,944 |
| 7 years | 0.90 | 0.29 | 57,193 |
| 8 years | 1.58 | 0.47 | 57,368 |
| 9 years | 2.31 | 0.67 | 49,638 |
| 10 years | 2.72 | 0.85 | 34,395 |
| 11 years | 3.27 | 1.02 | 19,447 |
| 12 years | 2.94 | 1.17 | 6,875 |
How we decide: a page exists only when the main generation’s rate, weighted to its own mix of ages and fuels, is at least 1.5 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, from at least 50,000 tests at 3 or more ages, with at least 100 expected items.
What garages charge
Prices are national. They are not specific to the Dacia Sandero.
No public source records the price of this whole job, and the time it takes varies from car to car, so we do not publish a single figure. Garages charge by the hour, so ask for a quote that lists labour time and parts. The rates below are what UK garages charge per hour.
Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.
MOT defects this repair fixes
- Service brake binding but not excessively1.59 per 100, all cars
- Service brake excessively binding0.82 per 100, all cars
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- Dacia Sandero horn repairat least 12.1 times as often
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- Dacia Sandero washer system repairat least 2.5 times as often
- Dacia Sandero wiper blade replacementat least 1.8 times as often
Other models that fail on these items more often
| Model | Times as often | Tests (n) |
|---|---|---|
| MG ZSfirst used 2017 or later | at least 6.3 | 143,170 |
| Chevrolet Spark | at least 5.3 | 59,796 |
| Volkswagen Amarok | at least 3.6 | 82,102 |
| Peugeot 107 | at least 3.0 | 464,216 |
| Citroen C1 | at least 2.9 | 671,515 |
| Toyota Aygo | at least 2.9 | 1,006,151 |
| Renault Captur | at least 2.8 | 597,036 |
| Hyundai ix35 | at least 2.7 | 209,126 |
| SEAT Mii | at least 2.6 | 72,945 |
| Skoda Citigo | at least 2.4 | 210,005 |
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Source
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.
MOT data updated . Prices updated .
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