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

Our brand new Dacia is awaiting parts that are not available and are unlikely to be available in the near future.

A lot Never again

I am impressed with most aspects of my Duster 1.2 TCe Journey. Best points are the comfortable seats, media system sound quality, smooth gearbox, great looks, it is fuel efficient with plenty of power. The ride is magnificent and it handles really well for an SUV. Small things I am not as keen on are the 1.2 while having plenty of power, is a little noisy and the gearing takes getting used to. The interior doesn't feel particularly well screwed together with some squeaks and rattles. The carpets are very very cheap feeling. The leg room behind the drivers seat is compromised because of the battery unit under the front seat. Dacia could also do with making the floor mats a better shape to cover more of the very cheap carpets. However, I would recommend it as it is lovely to drive, comfortable (for 3 people!) and easily achieves 50MPG on a run. And compared to the price of most cars, it does represent better value, but compromises have to be made somewhere to achieve this.

Not bad, but the software is a little buggy.

For example, the front-camera repeated "loses connectivity", especially in cold weather which is strange. Often I'll get the message while driving, which will disable certain driver safety features, then usually minutes later it'll recover.

I had an issue with Android auto where the sound for the all-round parking sensors stopped working. The sensors themselves were fine, and were showing detection on the dashboard.

I went into Android auto settings, and in the sound configuration, I could hear the other sounds when selecting a different sound or setting the volume, but the parking sensors were silent not matter what I did.

The only way I was able to recover this was to completely set the Android auto back to factory defaults, then reconfigure.

The car is great, but the software is buggy.

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.

I have owned, in turn, a 2019 Dacia Duster Prestige and then a 2022 Dacia Duster Prestige . Both excellent cars and great to drive. I was so pleased with the performance of these Dacia cars, I purchased a brand new Dacia Duster Extreme on 31st December 2024 and I'm really very pleased with this updated model. The styling and extra features are superb and I would not hesitate to recommend the Dacia Duster Extreme model to anybody considering buying a new car. Exceptional styling and value!.

Very comfortable, good mpg, spacious, practical, good handling for type of car

Downside, for first 500 miles some of the features didn't work e.g Lane assist and blind spot monitoring, then suddenly turned on but haphazard when they work ( not too fussed about lane assist as more annoying than useful). Front camera sometimes doesn't work, radio sometimes doesn't turn on, auto selector sometimes doesn't work ( switching off/on the car seems to sort this for now)

I love the whole car. I bought the Duster 1.2 TCe 130 Extreme 5dr 4X4 Petrol Estate, in Black with a spare wheel. Delivery from ordering took 3 months, but it was the first batch of orders in the UK, and it still came a month early. We have 2 other dusters in the family, 1st and 2nd gen, but this one is leaps and bounds superior to the others. I do disable some of the driving aids, lane assist etc... but all in all I am very pleased with mine.

I have a Duster 4x4 Expression.

surprisingly good performance from a 1.2 L engine, yet very economical,

comfortable driving position,

Cruise control as standard,

bluetooth phone connection,

controls well laid out,

Excellent ground clearance and off-road capability,

excellent value for money.

Could it be improved? - The rear door handles, they're a bit awkward especially in a strong wind, I'd prefer conventional ones.

Good over all and value for money

Electronics on Journey overly complicated and can be flakey.

Some strange restrictions such as limited route setting options on sat nav make it really only useful for last few miles of a journey.

Some obvious cost savings seem strange choice. No heated seats although wiring loom is there yet heated seats on my wife’s Stepway!

Spoils a good product.