Reliability report
Dacia Lodgy reliability and common faults
Based on 9,778 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇳🇱 Netherlands · APK
59.1%
with defects · average 43.5%
much worse than average
8,486 APK inspections (RDW)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
43.5%
first-time pass · average 70.7%
much worse than average
1,292 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Dacia Lodgy
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Seat belts and airbags
Lights and electrics
Steering
Plates and identification
Visibility
Brakes
Tyres
Body and structure
Suspension
Wheels
Exhaust and emissions
Most common test failures
- 1Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing
- 2Sidelight not working (properly)
- 3Tyre insufficient tread
- 4Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm
- 5Tyre pressure not at correct value
- 6Low beam incorrectly adjusted
- 7Windscreen wiper system gives insufficient visibility
- 8Turn signal color incorrect/not allowed
- 9Excessive leakage of other fluids
- 10Low beam / high beam doesn't work (properly)
- 11Tie rod end has too much play
- 12Tyre damaged
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | — | 48.1% avg 27.0% |
| 6–8 years | — | 55.8% avg 36.7% |
| 9–11 years | — | 60.5% avg 44.4% |
| 12–15 years | — | 64.1% avg 55.4% |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Lodgy | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.6% | 86.7% | 69 |
| 2019 | 78.3% | 83.2% | 60 |
| 2018 | 50.0% | 79.5% | 36 |
| 2017 | 39.0% | 76.6% | 123 |
| 2016 | 45.3% | 72.8% | 64 |
| 2015 | 27.2% | 71.1% | 290 |
| 2014 | 47.1% | 68.0% | 87 |
| 2013 | 46.1% | 65.9% | 397 |
| 2012 | 50.7% | 63.7% | 142 |
Dacia Lodgy – FAQs
How reliable is the Dacia Lodgy?+
In the Netherlands, inspectors found defects at 59.1% of APK inspections (average there 43.5%) – much worse than average. In Lithuania 43.5% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 70.7%) – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Dacia Lodgy?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: seat belts and airbags, lights and electrics, steering, visibility.
What should I check when buying a used Dacia Lodgy?+
The most common inspection failures: Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing; Sidelight not working (properly); Tyre insufficient tread; Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm; Tyre pressure not at correct value. Before you buy, also check the free MOT history on GOV.UK and the car’s history by reg or VIN (mileage, damage, theft).
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Robrob42, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).