Reliability report
Dacia Logan reliability and common faults
Based on 57,541 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
23.7%
fail rate · average 19.2%
much worse than average
14,206 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇳🇱 Netherlands · APK
57.8%
with defects · average 48.3%
much worse than average
40,295 APK inspections (RDW)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
45.6%
first-time pass · average 58.1%
much worse than average
3,040 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 Logan
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Plates and identification
Lights and electricsconfirmed in 2 countries
Seat belts and airbagsconfirmed in 2 countries
Visibilityconfirmed in 2 countries
Body and structureconfirmed in 2 countries
Steeringconfirmed in 2 countries
Exhaust and emissionsconfirmed in 2 countries
Suspension
Brakesconfirmed in 2 countries
Tyres
Wheels
Most common test failures
- 1Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing
- 2Tyre insufficient tread
- 3Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm
- 4Tyre pressure not at correct value
- 5Low beam incorrectly adjusted
- 6Windscreen wiper system gives insufficient visibility
- 7Sidelight not working (properly)
- 8Steering gear dust cover damaged, not sealing
- 9Excessive leakage of other fluids
- 10Exhaust system not gas-tight / unsafe exhaust gas discharge
- 11Low beam / high beam doesn't work (properly)
- 12Tyre damaged
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 9.9% avg 9.9% | 42.6% avg 27.0% |
| 6–8 years | 20.2% avg 15.3% | 46.7% avg 36.7% |
| 9–11 years | 27.4% avg 22.9% | 53.9% avg 44.4% |
| 12–15 years | — | 65.7% avg 55.4% |
| 16–20 years | — | 71.7% avg 64.7% |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Logan | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 58.8% | 83.2% | 34 |
| 2018 | 73.2% | 79.5% | 71 |
| 2017 | 55.5% | 76.6% | 137 |
| 2016 | 50.6% | 72.8% | 87 |
| 2015 | 57.3% | 71.1% | 157 |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 68.0% | 174 |
| 2013 | 47.5% | 65.9% | 101 |
| 2012 | 47.6% | 63.7% | 187 |
| 2011 | 50.6% | 61.2% | 87 |
| 2010 | 34.7% | 57.3% | 147 |
| 2009 | 36.8% | 54.5% | 212 |
| 2008 | 40.4% | 52.4% | 765 |
| 2007 | 39.6% | 50.6% | 551 |
| 2006 | 43.6% | 48.7% | 220 |
| 2005 | 47.8% | 46.6% | 90 |
Dacia Logan – FAQs
How reliable is the Dacia Logan?+
In the UK the Dacia Logan fails 23.7% of MOT tests, against an average of 19.2% for cars of the same age – much worse than average. In the Netherlands, inspectors found defects at 57.8% of APK inspections (average there 48.3%) – much worse than average. In Lithuania 45.6% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 58.1%) – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Dacia Logan?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: plates and identification, lights and electrics, seat belts and airbags, visibility.
What should I check when buying a used Dacia Logan?+
The most common inspection failures: Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing; Tyre insufficient tread; Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm; Tyre pressure not at correct value; Low beam incorrectly adjusted. 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: Mihnea Lazăr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).