By giving in to the sirens of sophistication, Dacia potentially endangers its enviable image in terms of reliability, as revealed once again our annual survey on the reliability of cars.As for older design models, they are unfortunately not immune to criticism.We take stock of the main problems you could encounter by opting for one of the Romanian manufacturer's models in 2021.
Dacia Duster
In recent months, many owners of 1.3 TCE complain of whistles from the gearbox.On the side of Dacia, nothing worrying, and it is necessary to insist that its replacement is taken care of under the warranty.A concern not to neglect so as not to be opposed to an end of inadmissibility and an invoice of several thousand euros, once the coverage has been due.In parallel, several of you complain about the weakness of the original battery: after a few months, it is already struggling to ensure start -up, in petrol as in diesel.As for the defects of the AdBlue tank, they are always regularly reported.
Given the prices charged by Dacia, it is difficult to be demanding on the choices of interior materials and on the existing days between certain body elements.But the whole has undeniably been designed to last, which remains the most important.Thus, these simple materials are well assembled, do not move either to grin.You just have to pay attention to their friction marking which can be faster given their hard appearance.
After promising beginnings, the Duster 2 finally shows some difficulties in managing the technological turn imposed by the new antipollution standards.However, the most urgent remains to make the gearbox of the 1.3 tce.On the eve of its restyling, the Duster remains one of the best reports price/market services.
Dacia Lodgy
The rusticity of the Dacia has (almost) always been a reliability asset.The lodgy has yet accumulated, for many years, the problems.The arrival of a new generation of petrol and diesel engines, however, made it possible to overcome mechanical troubles.As for the other failures, which induced the early wear and tear of certain consumables or electronic bugs of the Media Nav, the multimedia device, they have now disappeared on the most recently fallen copies.But the number of isolated breakdowns is still too high, which explains our judgment.
To offer prices far below the standards in force in the MONOSPACES category (an equivalent renault scenic is almost double), the lodgy has crossed out wherever it was possible.Hard plastics, random assemblies and “scratching” carpet bring us back to the 1980s.
The Lodgy continues its slow, but constant, progression in terms of reliability.For those who are looking for a spacious and inexpensive vehicle for purchase, it deserves the detour.Especially since if Dacia plans to replace a crossover in the coming years, not sure that this descendants - certainly expected to be much sexier - offers as much on the space on board, the minivan remaining the prerogative of the habitability.
The case of the Dacia Sandero
The brand new Dacia Sandero was marketed last December.It is therefore far too early to decide on its case and that is why it does not represent our top 100 annual reliability.Built on the same platform as the Renault Clio 5 and sharing a certain number of elements with the latter, it should therefore take advantage of the same qualities and suffer from the same faults.Unless it takes advantage of the experience acquired on the cawn in the diamond to present a better assessment.Even if the presentation made a good forward, do not expect a presentation worthy of the clio.More economical design, difficult to be demanding on this point with the Sandero 3.
Since there are some models in stock, it is completely normal to wonder if the previous generation of Sandero deserves the detour.Alas, even for an old design model, it also makes Dacia's reliability of reliability lie.It was in the last place in its category in our previous top 100 reliability.Premature clutch wear, air conditioning problems, many cases of turbo failures for the 0.9 tce 90 hp, unreliable media nav multimedia system, many concerns we had noted.We still noted a slight better on the level of quality with upholstery that wear out less quickly and well -fixed carpets.
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