Customer reviews for Dacia DusterDacia Duster according to those who use it on a daily basis

Far too much distracting information much of which is either unnecessary ( you mean you wouldn't notice that the car was going up or down hill without a display on the dashboard?) or badly designed especially making adjustments to the heating and fan into tabs (instead of simple dials) which is dangerously difficult to do whilst driving. Very annoying that it seems to have a mind of its own and randomly reverts to its own choices on everything from 20mph speed limiting to choosing its own favorites on the radio.

Like the look of the vehicle and it is very economical to tax, insure and run.

Since I found a very competent,bright and empathetic salesperson (her name is Willow ) who explained about using the ECO option, the vehicle handles much better though I still find the gear changes and ratios not suited to my driving. This is particularly annoying as my only reservation when first approaching Dacia was that it was part of Renault and the only one of the many vehicles I have driven over nearly 60 years of driving that I really hated was a Renault as its gears changes were like stirring thick porridge and the ratios all wrong for me. Please note that I am NOT suggesting that there is anything wrong with the car, just it doesn't suit me which I would probably have noticed had I been given a test drive. I suppose being not only a woman but elderly that was too much to expect!

There is an issue with the battery or charging but despite dashboard error messages the diagnostics say there is no fault therefore Renault/Dacia refuse to do anything. Nice car to drive but 42mpg is no where good enough probably due to the battery problems. Got rid of it after 3 months and probably won’t consider another. The last two Dusters were brilliant 2025 version failed to even make the grade.

This model is night and day better than my previous Duster and it was very good. The styling is spot on and the seating roomier. The dashboard layout and information screen is superb. The new engine is nippy and more economical. I recently travelled from Devon to Glasgow on one tank of petrol. The only improvement I would like to have seen is softer surfaces on dashboard and door panels.

Overall very happy with the car and the service was very good. Just a couple of hiccups.

No1 disappointed that there was no actual manual for the instruments operation

No2 I was offered temporary insurance for the handover but on picking up the car the insurance was declined because of my age,no mention of any restrictions in the sales pitch.

If you pay around £30000 for a new car I think you should at least get a manual of what the controls do and how to use the computer system. I have spent hours using trial and error and making phone calls to your service department trying to get the system set up properly. A simple manual would have definitely helped

LOVELY TO DRIVE AND EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. iT SEEMS A LOT OF CAR FOR THE MONEY WOULD LIKE TO DISABLE THE CRAWL MODE WHICH I HAVE ENGAGED A COUPLE OF TIME WITHOUT KNOWING HOW AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF IT OTHER THAN TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND STARTING UP AGAIN. OTHERWISE A FANTASTIC CAR!

Only purchased in September but very happy with it so far. Only one minor fault, but not a fault as such. Front seat safety belts can be awkward to fit if wearing heavy coat. Maybe a short extension to the fitting adjacent to the armrest/storage compartment would make it easier to access.

Make the dash screen more customisable. Its good what it does, but could be better.

Also, when I adjust the volume when the satnav is talking, it then defaults to the satnav volume afterwards when I use the volume controls. So I cant adjust the radio with the controls.

Good overall but engine management and regenerative braking is very clunky and difficult to manage smoothly. Lacks heated seats and steering wheel. Cabin us comfortable and infotainment system connects very well. 1 button access to limit driving aids is very useful.

Comfort features are a treat, i enjoy the heated seats and steering wheel, etc. But crucially the engine is incredibly underpowered, nothing like the now retired diesel engine it had previously. Should have replaced it with an engine of same capability.