2016 Dacia Duster 1.5L Diesel · J9 KDA

The 2016 Dacia Duster presents a clean roadworthiness status with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 23 July 2025 at 22,686 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken run of passes since at least 2021. The DVSA history shows zero advisories across all five entries, indicating no flagged wear on suspension bushes, brake discs, exhaust emissions, or structural corrosion during official testing. The mileage pattern reflects exceptionally light use for a ten-year-old vehicle. Recorded distance rose from 18,595 miles in July 2021 to 22,686 miles by July 2025, a total gain of just 4,091 miles over four years or roughly 1,023 miles annually. The largest single-year movement was 2,996 miles between July 2021 and July 2022; subsequent years show near-static accumulation of 238, 615, and 242 miles respectively. Such low and declining annual coverage suggests prolonged standing periods, though the sparse clean record gives no evidence of neglected consumables or deferred repairs. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of components prone to deterioration through disuse rather than wear. Long idle spells accelerate perishing of rubber suspension bushes, brake caliper seizing, and tyre sidewall cracking even when tread depth remains legal. The MOT tester recorded no binding calipers or corrosion at the July 2025 examination, but standing moisture exposure can hide early structural rust on sills and subframes between tests. Given the fault-free history and minimal mileage, this Duster shows signs of careful, infrequent ownership rather than hard use or skipped servicing. Verify service stamps against the low mileages and confirm brake freedom and underbody condition before purchase, as the MOT record alone cannot capture gradual degradation from storage.