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

Having had had 2 Dusters in a row, I'm very disappointed with the my new acquistion. The windows are much smaller, so much so, that you haven't bothered with a rear screen washer! My wife complains she can't se out of the windows properly from the passenger seat, that has no height adjustment.The radio only comes on half the time, and controlling it's volume seems to have different results each time I try to adjust it. The heating controls are impossible to see at night, and the positioning of the Hazard Warning switch often results in the Hazard lights going on, when struggling to adjust the heating.

I could go on, but I think you'll gather that I'm generally not very impressed.

This is my 5th Dacia and they get better every time I’ve got the 1.6 hybrid automatic the drive is brilliant the only thing I don’t like is the stop start it’s out off the way it’s something I’ve to look for every time I get in car

The second thing is the spares are not easily accessible and have to wait months for part you need even though the dealership the car is probably the second biggest thing you buy so you are still selling them and you know that when it comes to parts it’s very hard and its put customers of when choosing there next car

One thing that Dacia could improve on is were to get parts from in the uk apart from dealership there’s no we’re

Good car but I have issues which can not be sorted. I have been trying since July (which was the month I bought the car ) I have been in contact with customer service a few times and keep getting asked for pictures and videos of the issues and wait 3 days for a reply after sending everything and met with same email. I have issues with multimedia the my Dacia app. Radio keeps losing signal. The unit in the roof with the SOS button was lose upon delivery and still not sorted. Also I was told that the car would be in ev mode 80% of the time but it's not. The car is very quick upto 40 miles per hour but no punch after that.

Obviously the price makes the car very attractive.

Build quality is good, spec is good and performance is very good. I haven't had any issues with the car at all. Everything works as it should.

If anything could be improved, it's perhaps the road noise at motorway speed, it's gets a bit loud at times especially on older road surfaces. I also find the all round cameras a bit of a gimmick, front and rear are fine, but I can't think of a time I would need the side cameras. That said, I really like my Duster and would not hesitate to buy another in the future, as long as they stay affordable.

It was a big change for me, previously I had aVWGTi for 10 years. The DD is much bigger with more up to date technology on board. As such, it has taken several weeks to become familiar with, some things I’m still not sure of. It’s trial and error. It’s a lovely car, handles well and is exceptionally economical.

One problem I’ve had is the car will not start until I put key pad in cup holder. As such, the first time this happened, I couldn’t figure out what to do and had to call your dealer who explained what was required. It would be better if this was highlighted to new owners at the outset.

I love the driving position, the looks, the colour, the interior..irs all great. I didn't like that i had to contact Dacia to get a print off of the owners handbook, I only use a phone so downloading all of that would not have been practical. I detest the DAB radio, it has no signal so much of the time. I don't like having to switch off lane assist every time. For what I hoped would be a nice basic car it's way too techy for me, I struggle with all of that side of it.

Do I love it? Yes. Do I love it more than I loved my Suzuki? I'm not sure on that one.

All in all though, I enjoy driving it.

Particularly like: Value for money; On and off road capabilities; Fuel consumption - I have a Duster mild petrol hybrid and on a trip from Dorset to Nottingham the car averaged 50+ miles to the gallon in Eco mode; the design of the 2025 models is very cool; it is very well put together compared to earlier Duster models.What could you do better: Provide more legroom for the driver - I am 6’ 5” and whilst my car is more comfortable than previous models I detect that slightly less legroom is available; Provide ability to switch off or change the door entry sound on all trim levels.

Nice drive, dashboard layout ok, would be handy to have a clock on the dash rather or as well as on the Multimedia screen.

The electronics are frustrating. It is annoying that you cannot permanently change the base volume on the sound system and that in MyPerso you have to re enter preferences every time you switch on the ignition rather than being able to permanently set them.

Finally, a paper manual would be much more user friendly than the online one, that way you could flip from one page to another and sit in the car whilst trying to learn how the gadgetry works!

Generally pleased with my Duster but let down by minor details. For example annoying click when reversing off drive that sounds like a loose mounting bracket, noisy engine on start up, plastic trims on outside of door not properly fixed to door, sticky rubber pad coming out from rear near side quarter light glass. All of these minor faults add up especially as the car is only 3 months old.

Other than the above minor faults the car drives well, is reasonably quiet, comfortable, good on A roads and motorways and is averaging 46+ to the gallon.

So time will tell

Really like the extra space in the new Duster. Still trying to get used to the handbrake, as it's a newer electric type of one. I've only had cars with the good old fashioned lever. The extra room where the lever usually is gives you more storage. Very resourceful.

Only issue I've had, so far, is a bit of the paint flaked off the roof when the wife was washing it. We only do a sponge wash, so it defiinitely wasn't the pressure washer or a brush that did it. Plus - it was in the centre of the roof and the wife can't quite reach there lol.