Does the Dacia Logan fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Dacia Logan records 6.69 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.44 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.75, 95% interval −0.93 to −0.56). It ranks 386 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Dacia Logan by registration

What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dacia Logan is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 2,640 times in 2019–2024.

Dacia Logan: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	2,640	3.25
A tyre seriously damaged	1,218	1.50
A tyre cords visible or damaged	679	0.83
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	471	0.58
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	100	0.12

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,342 (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 Logan gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.6% of Dacia Logan MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,950 miles later (14,591 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,591 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Dacia Logan fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Dacia Logan gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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