Does the Dacia Duster fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Dacia Duster records 8.97 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.10 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.87, 95% interval +3.77 to +3.98). It ranks 152 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dacia Duster is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 9,492 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded | 9,492 | 3.21 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 2,610 | 0.88 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 2,466 | 0.83 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 1,851 | 0.63 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,470 | 0.50 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 296,021 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Dacia Duster gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.2% of Dacia Duster MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,935 miles later (38,731 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 38,731 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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