81,424 Dusters had an MOT in 2025. 71.0% passed first time, against 80.5% for other cars of the same age and mileage. Most of the gap comes from cars registered from 2013 to 2021, which fail on lights and electrics 2.6 times as often as comparable cars.
Each dot compares how often Dusters of that year failed on one area of the test with cars of the same age and mileage.
| Year | Passed first time | Against same age and mileage | MOTs | Suspension | Steering | Brakes | Tyres | Lights & electrics | Visibility | Body & structure | Emissions & leaks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56.5% | −8.6 | 5,903 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 58.8% | −9.2 | 5,448 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 60.8% | −10.5 | 5,661 | ||||||||
| 2016 | 66.4% | −8.3 | 6,914 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 69.3% | −9.3 | 6,328 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 70.7% | −10.5 | 8,600 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 70.4% | −13.5 | 14,900 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 73.7% | −12.7 | 8,304 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 79.5% | −8.3 | 8,730 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 86.9% | −2.3 | 10,616 |
Much worse: failed on that area at least 1.5 times as often. Worse: 1.15 to 1.5 times. Better: up to 0.87 times. Much better: two-thirds as often or less. Gaps under half a percentage point count as about the same. Registration year is the year the car was first used.
Well behind: 5 or more points below cars of the same age and mileage. Behind: 1.5 to 5 points below. Level: within 1.5 points. Ahead: 1.5 or more points above.
2.7% of Duster MOTs failed on steering, against 1.0% for cars of the same age and mileage, and 14.5% on lights and electrics, against 5.6%.
Dusters pass less often than cars of the same age and mileage at every mileage, by 4.6 to 15.1 points. The gap is widest at 120k+ miles.
Diesels passed 64.7% first time, 9.1 points below comparable cars; petrols passed 75.0%, 9.9 points below comparable cars. Diesels had a median of 70,250 miles at the test, against 35,865 for petrols.
| Fuel | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 44,883 | 75.0% | 84.9% | −9.9 | 35,865 |
| Diesel | 33,368 | 64.7% | 73.9% | −9.1 | 70,250 |
| Other | 3,173 | 80.5% | 87.8% | −7.4 | 29,404 |
Cars registered 2014 to 2021, each against cars of the same age and mileage. The Duster ranks 17 of 17.
| Model | MOTs | Passed first time | Same age and mileage | Gap (pts) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Honda CR-V | 83,797 | 86.1% | 76.6% | +9.5 | |
| 2. Toyota RAV4 | 65,682 | 86.4% | 80.2% | +6.2 | |
| 3. Seat Ateca | 46,430 | 87.5% | 82.2% | +5.2 | |
| 4. VW Tiguan | 192,059 | 84.2% | 79.0% | +5.2 | |
| 5. Skoda Kodiaq | 36,473 | 86.7% | 82.0% | +4.7 | |
| 6. Skoda Karoq | 51,965 | 88.4% | 84.3% | +4.0 | |
| 7. Ford Kuga | 237,391 | 81.3% | 78.3% | +3.0 | |
| 8. Mazda CX-5 | 58,978 | 80.8% | 78.2% | +2.6 | |
| 9. MG HS | 11,447 | 89.2% | 87.3% | +1.9 | |
| 10. Hyundai Tucson | 135,299 | 82.4% | 81.0% | +1.3 | |
| 11. Kia Sportage | 224,667 | 79.1% | 78.7% | +0.4 | |
| 12. Vauxhall Grandland | 67,355 | 83.2% | 84.2% | −1.1 | |
| 13. Nissan Qashqai | 375,647 | 76.2% | 77.8% | −1.5 | |
| 14. Nissan X-Trail | 65,456 | 74.4% | 76.5% | −2.2 | |
| 15. Peugeot 3008 | 98,935 | 76.8% | 80.0% | −3.2 | |
| 16. Renault Kadjar | 68,595 | 73.5% | 79.3% | −5.8 | |
| 17. Dacia Duster | 64,885 | 69.8% | 80.5% | −10.7 |
What testers most often noted as advisories on Dusters in 2025: wear that passed but was close to failing. Figures in brackets are for cars of the same age and mileage.
At the MOT, 71.0% of 81,424 Duster MOTs in 2025 passed first time, against 80.5% for cars of the same age and mileage. 2013 to 2021: well behind (−8.3 to −13.5 points). 2022: behind (−2.3 points).
Going by 2025 MOT results, 2013 to 2021 and 2022. Those cars passed first time −8.3 to −13.5 and −2.3 points against comparable cars.
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect: 3.8% of Duster MOTs, against 0.5% for cars of the same age and mileage.
Petrol Dusters passed 75.0% first time and diesels 64.7%. Against cars of the same age and mileage, petrols were 9.9 points below and diesels 9.1 points below.
For cars registered 2014 to 2021, the Nissan Qashqai passed 76.2% first time, −1.5 points against comparable cars. The Duster passed 69.8%, −10.7 points.
Data. Every car MOT in Great Britain in 2025 (31,475,521 first tests on cars first used 2005 to 2022), from DVSA's anonymised MOT test data. Retests are left out.
Passed first time. A car passed if its first test that year ended in a pass. Cars that failed and were fixed within the hour count as fails, as DVSA counts them.
Same age and mileage. We group every car by the year it was first used and its mileage (under 30k, 30–60k, 60–90k, 90–120k, over 120k). The comparison figure is what those groups scored, weighted to match the Duster's mix of ages and mileages.
Model. Every car DVSA records as a Dacia Duster: 28 recorded model names, from "DUSTER" to trims such as "DUSTER ESSENTIAL TCE 4X2".
The full method, including how each report-card dot and year group is decided.