Does the Dacia Sandero fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Dacia Sandero records 7.92 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.63, 95% interval +2.56 to +2.71). It ranks 200 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 Sandero is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 11,333 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 11,333 | 2.27 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 5,994 | 1.20 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 5,194 | 1.04 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 3,254 | 0.65 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 1,927 | 0.39 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 498,623 (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 Sandero gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.3% of Dacia Sandero MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,490 miles later (58,464 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 58,464 (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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