Dacia Duster 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

19.7% of 45,376 MOT tests of the Dacia Duster first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 109.9 (95% CI 107.7–112.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Dacia Duster fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Dacia Duster built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	45376
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 107.7–112.2)	109.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	45376
Rank among this model's 8 build years	7	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	45376
Tested in 2024	14947	tests	median 34,914 miles	2024	14947

Built 2019 against Dacia Duster normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.8% vs 15%; age 4: 19.6% vs 17.5%; age 5: 24.8% vs 21.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Dacia Duster by registration · All Dacia Duster MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2019 Dacia Duster fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Dacia Duster built 2019: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	15,446	14.8	14.3–15.4	15	99.3
4	14,983	19.6	19–20.3	17.5	111.9
5	14,947	24.8	24.1–25.5	21.4	116

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 45,376 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2019 Dacia Duster?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 8.5 items per 100 first tests, against 11.9 across all build years of the Dacia Duster. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Dacia Duster built 2019 against the Dacia Duster in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.5	11.9	3,921
Visibility	6.2	7.5	2,844
Tyres	4	5.4	1,829
Brakes	2.6	9	1,201
Steering	1.2	1.6	542

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,071 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Dacia Duster, 2019 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 103.0. 2020: index 111.4.

Dacia Duster build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	106.4	104.7–108.1	worse	40,531
2014	104.7	102.8–106.7	worse	35,302
2015	96.1	94.2–98.1	better	35,661
2016	93.2	91.3–95.1	better	42,568
2017	89.7	87.5–91.8	better	33,661
2018	103.0	100.6–105.4	worse	34,723
2019	109.9	107.7–112.2	worse	45,376
2020	111.4	107.4–115.4	worse	16,780

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 284,602 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Dacia Duster 2019 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/dacia-duster/2019/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Dacia Duster 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2019 Dacia Duster fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2019 Dacia Duster?

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

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