2015 Dacia Duster 1.5L Diesel · YA15 GGV

The latest MOT on 22 May 2026 shows the Dacia Duster passed overall, but it failed a minor advisory – the windscreen washer was found to provide insufficient liquid. This is a low‑severity issue that can be remedied by topping up or fitting a better washer pump, and it does not affect the vehicle’s road‑worthiness. The only other recorded wear items are from the 4 June 2025 test, where the front brake pads were noted as “wearing thin” and the central stop lamp was not functioning. Both items were recorded as advisories rather than outright failures, and there have been no further brake‑related comments in the 2024 and 2023 MOTs, suggesting the pads have either been replaced or have worn to a point where they no longer trigger a warning. The stop‑lamp fault has likewise not re‑appeared, indicating it may have been repaired. Across the four years of MOT data the vehicle has been largely clean, with three full passes (2024, 2023 and the 2026 pass) and only two minor advisories. The pattern therefore appears stable rather than deteriorating; there is no evidence of a growing safety‑related problem. At 65,147 miles for an eleven‑year‑old car the average annual mileage is about 5,900 mi, which is low for its age. This could mean the Duster has been lightly used, which generally reduces wear on major components, but it might also indicate periods of long storage where rubber seals, tyres and batteries can age without much mileage. The mileage figure alone does not definitively tell you whether the car has been driven hard or simply idle for long stretches.