Does the Dacia Sandero fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Dacia Sandero records 9.34 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.13 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.21, 95% interval +3.12 to +3.29). It ranks 185 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Dacia Sandero is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 13,331 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 13,331 | 2.67 |
| Audible warning inoperative | 8,144 | 1.63 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 5,304 | 1.06 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 3,788 | 0.76 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative | 2,283 | 0.46 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.1% of Dacia Sandero MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,041 miles later (1,350 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,350 (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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