Dacia Jogger MOT pass rate and common problems

The Dacia Jogger passed 84.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has ply or cords exposed.

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How the Jogger compares

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.

84.3%

Dacia Jogger

70.1%

Dacia average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The Jogger runs 14.2 points ahead of the Dacia average. It is 1st of the 4 Dacia models in the data. The average Jogger arrived at its test 2.7 years old with 27,301 miles recorded.

A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.

Jogger MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
3 to 5 years 482 77.6% 5.3 pts above

Every Dacia Jogger tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where Jogger failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Dacia Jogger cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Tyres40.8%
  • Visibility20%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.5%
  • Brakes8.3%
  • Suspension6.1%
  • Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems3.5%

Tyres and visibility together account for 60.8% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common Jogger MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Dacia Jogger cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Condition has ply or cords exposedTyres 21.4%
  2. 2Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 12.7%
  3. 3Condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cordsTyres 7.6%
  4. 4Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres 6%
  5. 5Headlamp aim too highLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5%
  6. 6Washers provides insufficient washer liquidVisibility 4.6%
  7. 7Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thickBrakes 4.5%
  8. 8Ball joint excessively wornSuspension 3.6%
  9. 9Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperativeTyres 2.2%
  10. 10Washers not workingVisibility 2.1%

Together these 10 items make up 69.7% of everything testers recorded against failed Dacia Jogger cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a Jogger

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Tyres

Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 37.2% of failure items.

2

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, washers provides insufficient washer liquid and washers not working. 19.3% of failure items.

3

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high. 5% of failure items.

4

Brakes

Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 4.5% of failure items.

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Dacia Jogger MOT FAQs

What is the Dacia Jogger MOT pass rate?

84.3% of Dacia Jogger cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,338 tests. That is 12 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 133rd of 575 models.

What does a Dacia Jogger most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Dacia Jogger cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has ply or cords exposed, on 21.4% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (12.7%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.6%).

Which area causes the most Dacia Jogger MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 40.8%, followed by visibility at 20%.

Does this mean every Dacia Jogger has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Dacia Jogger that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.

How do I see a specific Dacia Jogger's MOT history?

Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.