145,090 on UK roads in 2025+3,402 vs 2024
On the road
145k
145,090 licensed
Change vs 2024
+2.4%
+3,402 cars
New in 2025
6,138
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Dacia SANDERO is a common sight on UK roads, with 145,090 licensed in 2025 - up 2.4% on 2024. 6,138 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (81%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Dacia SANDERO cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Dacia SANDERO on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Dacia Sandero holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 120,538 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
72.4%
120,538 MOT tests in 2025 · 95,445 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
80.6%
2023
78.1%
2024
75.2%
2025
72.4%
▼ 8.2 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Dacia Sandero is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 97,326 cars tracked across years
40.2%
low · <5k
55.7%
avg · 5-15k
4.1%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,670-8,642 miles a year (median 5,859).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 40,443 → 44,497 → 50,412 → 56,005
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
74,448 tests
75.1%
Diesel
20,989 tests
63%
A 2025 Dacia Sandero passes first time 72.4% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 6,623 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 84.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 56% past 120k.
Of 26,306 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Dacia SANDERO, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
