UK vehicle statistics / Dacia
How many Dacia cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 305,392 licensed and 5,590 SORN Dacia vehicles in the UK, across 9 published model groups. That means 1 in 56 surviving Dacia is currently off the road.
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Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Dacia fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Dacia model group: 305,392 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Dacia range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 65% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,590 are declared SORN — 1 in 56 of the 310,982 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Dacia MOT pass rate
In 2024, 69.3% of 160,614 Dacia MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Dacia model groups:
- Headlamp Aim — 6.9% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Headlamps — 4.1% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
- Wipers — 3.6% of tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
- Washers — 3.5% of tests. Empty or blocked washers. Trivial, but again a sign of the last owner's care.
See every model on the Dacia MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Headlamp Aim — 6.9% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Headlamps — 4.1% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
- Wipers — 3.6% of tests in 2024. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
- Washers — 3.5% of tests in 2024. Empty or blocked washers. Trivial, but again a sign of the last owner's care.
- Check the actual Dacia — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Dacia models
The published Dacia model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- Duster Expression — 464 licensed, 0 SORN
- Duster Journey — 509 licensed, 1 SORN
- Duster Extreme — 1,153 licensed, 0 SORN
- Bigster Expression HEV Auto — 4,500 licensed, 19 SORN
- Spring — 7,073 licensed, 48 SORN
Every Dacia model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Sandero | 145,744 | 2,670 |
| Duster | 106,551 | 2,232 |
| Jogger | 25,160 | 85 |
| Logan | 14,238 | 535 |
| Spring | 7,073 | 48 |
| Bigster Expression HEV Auto | 4,500 | 19 |
| Duster Extreme | 1,153 | 0 |
| Duster Journey | 509 | 1 |
| Duster Expression | 464 | 0 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Dacia cars are left in the UK?
305,392 Dacia vehicles were licensed and 5,590 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 9 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Dacia is rarest?
Of the published Dacia model groups, the Duster Expression has the smallest surviving population at 464 licensed and 0 SORN.
Is the Dacia fleet shrinking?
305,392 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Dacia range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 65% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 5,590 are declared SORN — 1 in 56 of the 310,982 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Dacia MOT pass rate?
69.3% of 160,614 class-4 initial MOT tests on Dacia cars passed first time in 2024 — below the 71.2% UK average.
What do Dacia cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Dacia model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are headlamp aim (6.9% of tests), headlamps (4.1% of tests), wipers (3.6% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Dacia population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.