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Dacia Sandero 2015: MOT failure rate for its age

32.9% of 89,830 MOT tests of the Dacia Sandero first registered in 2015 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 108.3 (95% CI 107.0–109.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2015 Dacia Sandero fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Dacia Sandero built in 2015 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time32.9%all ages tested2019–202489830
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 107.0–109.5)108.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202489830
Rank among this model's 8 build years8of 81 = fails least for its age2019–202489830
Tested in 202414653testsmedian 59,969 miles202414653
line · Dacia Sandero built 2015 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2015 23.2% vs model normal 23.9% at age 4 · 2019–2024
Built 2015 against Dacia Sandero normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 4: 23.2% vs 23.9%; age 5: 27.9% vs 24.2%; age 6: 30% vs 28.1%; age 7: 35.8% vs 31.5%; age 8: 38.9% vs 35.8%; age 9: 42.1% vs 39.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2015 Dacia Sandero by registration · All Dacia Sandero 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 2015 Dacia Sandero fail at each age?

Cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9 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 Sandero built 2015: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
415,33523.222.5–23.923.997.1
514,97127.927.2–28.624.2115
614,9843029.3–30.728.1106.8
715,00835.835.1–36.631.5114
814,87938.938.1–39.735.8108.7
914,65342.141.3–42.939.3107.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,830 (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 2015 Dacia Sandero?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2015 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 12.1 items per 100 first tests, against 9.3 across all build years of the Dacia Sandero. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2015 were tested at ages 4 to 9.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Dacia Sandero built 2015 against the Dacia Sandero in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2015, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.19.310,911
Suspension11.67.510,452
Brakes117.99,877
Visibility9.79.18,690
Tyres7.45.86,625

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,830 (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 2015 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Dacia Sandero, 2015 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2014: index 107.4. 2016: index 100.0.

Dacia Sandero build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201393.792.2–95.2better45,404
2014107.4106.1–108.6worse78,415
2015108.3107.0–109.5worse89,830
2016100.098.7–101.3no different87,737
201797.996.5–99.3better78,793
201897.695.8–99.5better51,008
201999.997.7–102.1no different38,276
202093.290.0–96.4better18,290

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 487,753 (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 Sandero 2015 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-sandero/2015/

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.

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