Sandero Stepway customer reviewsSandero Stepway seen through the eyes of those who drive it every day

I like the look of the car, but the gearstick is a bit clunky and the car has a lot of plastic fittings. Love driving it on the motorway though, in 6th gear obviously

Give me a car that was free of faults.

Better quality checking that Sll functions on the car were 100 percent

Does Everything and more than the box says really like it and i cant say that for a very long time about cars

Enjoy the comfort of the ride and the economy of the car. Overall very satisfied with the car.

Very nice to drive. Well appointed. Comfortable. Economical.

Compfortable, easy to drive and economical

Driving position and ground clearance

Brilliant I very happy with this car

great we car

I expected, perhaps naively, that the latest mid range Stepway, titled the Expression, would have by now have achieved broadly the same level of spec as the four year older Expression of the same title, which was at the time top of the range.

Unfortunately not, and it's not even close.

Whilst I expected a drop in the technology levels between mid and top range, its is the basic comfort and driving experience that disappoints the most.

The driver footwell is so cramped, it feels like you are driving a compact. Where the former Expression had a very ample foot rest to be position your left foot on and space to stretch your leg when not needed, the new Expression has neither. Instead, there is space only to drop your left foot down in front of the clutch pedal, and the foot rest, such as it is, is tiny, suitable only for the size of feet of a child, and the pedal is positioned partially under the flaring of the centre console, so it is almost impossible to make us of it at all.

The arm rest is fixed to the driver seat, meaning it reclines with the seat, rendering it unusable when the seat is dropped back.

The seats feel smaller and narrower, meaning there is a feeling of being squeezed upwards and outwards of the chair, particularly for anyone of a larger size, exacerbating the existing feeling, if not reality, of the cabin being smaller on size and cramped.

The head rest angle is very poor, meaning you have to lean too far back to make use of them, negatively impacting the driving position and comfort of the neck.

The safety features such the speed indication and warning system is wildly inaccurate, meaning you either have continuous intermittent warning sounds for speeding, or you have to disable it and along with it, some of the other now mandatory safety features on all new cars.

Some of the odometer and might features are simplified meaning you don't have quite the same level of journey monitoring you had with the former model of the same name. A minor point I admit but a drop off in comparison as it was a feature I utilised given my high mileage.

Performance is very sluggish given its near identical engine type.

MPG was also very poor for the first four months, even on ECO mode, costibg me far more in fuel, something that has for some reason now improved dramatically, beyond even that of the former model now.

Perhaps the engine has settled down to some degree, but i was not anticipating such a varying degree in efficiency.

The outer trim is more basic and not surprisingly looks cheaper and not as polished as the former, but that is to be expected.

Wheel covers rather than alloys. Again, to be expected.

Overall, it's adequate, but where as I found the 2021 Expresssion rather surprising and quite impressive in most regards, this slightly misleading mid range version of the same name, underwhelms in all respects and does nothing particularly well, save for the latest MPG results on LPG.

Dacia really should have changed the name to make it more obvious that it is absolutely no comparison to the 2021 model.

Given the proce difference, avoid the Expression and go with the Extreme.

I opted for the Expression as the slightly different spec did not seem that much, but it is the unlisted details such as those I have listed that make it such a significant drop-off in comparison to Extreme.

Although please note, I did not test drive either model, I bought on spec as I did in 2021. Therefore I can not guarantee that the top of the range Extreme is equivalent to the 2021 top of the range Expression.

Buyer beware and definately test drive them