Dacia Sandero 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

17.8% of 18,290 MOT tests of the Dacia Sandero first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 93.2 (95% CI 90.0–96.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 Dacia Sandero fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Dacia Sandero built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	17.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	18290
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.0–96.4)	93.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	18290
Rank among this model's 8 build years	1	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	18290
Tested in 2024	9101	tests	median 22,492 miles	2024	9101

Built 2020 against Dacia Sandero normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 15.1% vs 17%; age 4: 20.5% vs 21.2%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 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 2020 Dacia Sandero fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 2020: 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	9,189	15.1	14.4–15.9	17	88.9
4	9,101	20.5	19.7–21.4	21.2	96.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,290 (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 2020 Dacia Sandero?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is visibility: 10.7 items per 100 first tests, against 9.1 across all build years of the Dacia Sandero. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Dacia Sandero built 2020 against the Dacia Sandero in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	10.7	9.1	2,008
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.3	9.3	811
Tyres	3.5	5.8	655
Brakes	2.7	7.9	503
Suspension	0.5	7.5	86

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,723 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Dacia Sandero, 2020 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 99.9.

Dacia Sandero build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2013	93.7	92.2–95.2	better	45,404
2014	107.4	106.1–108.6	worse	78,415
2015	108.3	107.0–109.5	worse	89,830
2016	100.0	98.7–101.3	no different	87,737
2017	97.9	96.5–99.3	better	78,793
2018	97.6	95.8–99.5	better	51,008
2019	99.9	97.7–102.1	no different	38,276
2020	93.2	90.0–96.4	better	18,290

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 2020 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/2020/

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 Sandero 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2020 Dacia Sandero fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2020 Dacia Sandero?

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

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