NEW Dacia Sandero review - still a bargain? | What Car?
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In this new Dacia Sandero review, we look at whether a big price hike means the days of this car being a budget champion is over. Watch to find out.
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As a romanian I have to say 2 things.
1. Dacia has been for the longest period associated with cheap cars or the workers car. So brand perception is certainly better outside Romania than it is inside. I can also see that based on the models they choose to sell in Denmark.
2. Given the fact that 8 out of 10 cars in Romania used to be Dacias I can honestly say that nobody ever complained about these cars in terms of reliability. They quite literally built our country and were given much more work than they should've had. Given the volume of Dacia owners I know I'd say that is quite impressive. The only complaints I've heard is for the new Dacia Spring. Whenever something broke down it was quickly and cheaply repaired. But things rarely broke down, and keep in mind that the owners of these cars didnt have the money to "love" these cars with careful maintenance and stuff like that. Most of the time they quite literally repaired them themselves.
So if you want a reliable car that is also cheap and don't care about the bells and whistles and just want to get from A to B cheaply, I can''t think of anything better than a Dacia.
@@csuporj What is the best selling car in Romania?
The Dacia Logan
Romania May 2023: Sales up 33.8%, Dacia places four models in Top 5. The Dacia Logan remains the best-selling vehicle in Romania.
@@csuporj surly you can't be serious,golf 4 ended production in 2008 when Romania barely joined the EU a year before so that's when most people start importing foreign cars(mainly junk, entry level over 10years old)but you can't say there are more g4 in the country then Dacia,just think of the taxis and plus numbers don't lie,if you have a source please share so we can convince ourselves.
talk is cheap mate! maybe bring numbers and facts, rather than what cars u see dropping off kids at school.@@csuporj
@@Don_Puparo lol ain't noone doing a research for a comment. But you can really look at Google maps street view in Bucharest and 25% of the cars you'll see are Dacia. The rest is shared by all the other brands.
@@dragos7448 păcat că au decis să o omoare aproape în toate celelalte tari europene, e clar că francezii vor sa scape de ea cat de curând. Eu ii mai dau 2 ani, că în 2026 apare crossover "sedan" care probabil o sa coste 24.000€ varianta de baza. Nu înțeleg de ce vor francezii să omoare ultimul Sedan ieftin din Europa.
Bought my new sandero back in 2013 at a cost of £7,500 pound only. Completed 85,000 miles without any break downs, what a car, but not cheap now
Who are these people that go round scratching the plastic trim and judging its quality by its "scratchiness"? I've been driving over 45 years, cars cheap and pricey, and I have NEVER scratched the plastic trim. Not ever.
Great review. I bought a new 22 stepway for a relative last year - price went up about 3 k while I waited for it and I was forced to pay that increase but still cheaper than prices being asked for 4 year old Jazz / Clio. The main bugbear people have for Sandero is the 2 star ncap, while simultaneously complaining about endless warning beeps and bongs in more expensive 5 star ncap cars in which the first thing people tend to do is disable all the nagging safety devices (every time they start the car). If you pay 50k for a car these days, sorry but you are a sucker. Thank God for Dacia.
most people shopping for a cheap car most likely come from a car with the same amount of safety features anyway, back when it did get 5 stars because it was expected for the driver to take responsibility to drive safe.
So in 3 years the price has doubled😳 I knew prices had gone up, but that is insane. I’ve lost all interest in cars now; to get anything remotely interesting, you need £50k!
Well it's actually gone up 37% and when you consider how much cars ranging from a corsa to a 3 series have gone up recently its actually not that much more
@WilliamMcAuliffe-iv2cvcan understand a price hike when the 2020 model replaced the 2013 one, but that was from £7 to £8k. Now there’s barely anything to justify the hike to £14k. The 2020 model is the real value king here, really.
UK car prices are ridiculous. The cheapest automatic Picanto is £15k or AUD $28k. Here that will get you a car not one class up (Rio) but two classes up, so a Kia Cerato (Forte/Ceed)!
An automatic MG3 or Picanto, all with reverse cameras and CarPlay standard are A$18-20k (under £10k)
Reste la Fiat panda moins chère
Où la Citroën AMI
The spec has also tripled as well, the old base model didn’t even come with a radio or body coloured bumpers. Now it comes with a far higher spec.
Bad news! The Dacia sandero, it’s delayed! Oh no, anyway.
Lmao yea
The Dacia Sandero is not coming to the UK.
I pick a new Sandero up tomorrow, my previous car was a 50K BMW and to be honest I was so relieved to sell the damned thing today. Yes they are nice but not worth the worry of leaving them in a car park and wondering if it will be damaged when returning, never again. I learned my lesson, I'm looking forward to being able to use it without worry.
I wish salaries also went up by 70%…..
It went up 39 percent
@@bid84 your salary?
Having had 4 sandero's so far they are just pure value for money my wifes sandero was 7995 when she bought it 4 years ago she has just traded it in and got 6300 and when you pencil in she got 3 years free services and 3 years RAC cover it's a no brainer. She has traded it in for the extreme Duster 23k with same package so with 6300 off gor her car its again a no brainer, every other Suv we looked at across the range was 40-50 k ridiculous as I said its a no brainer.
I have the range topping Journney version in auto form.
yes it's slow (0 to 60 in 14 seconds) but when it comes to motorway cruising, 2,100 rpm at 70 mph is just calm relaxed driving.
and will cruise at the unoffical motorway speed just fine.
My previous car (Duster Techroad 150 bhp) was very quick but 280 miles to a full tank was a bit wallet lightening in the end.
It was clear since the revamping of the brand that they were aiming to increase the prices (Ofc part of the increase has to be blamed on the world crisis) and lose the “cheapest brand” vibe.
It’s a bit of a shame imho.
Dacia also replaced the six speed manual gearbox on the TCe 90 with a five speed just before this facelift. I was fortunate to get a new 6 speed Comfort spec (now Expression) a year ago before the badge changes and am pleased with it. Nice 3 cylinder engine with no problems so far. Lovely small car for the money. I’d get a spare wheel instead of the lpg version. Over 500 miles on a tank of petrol so economy is good too.
what can one expect on fuel consumption with a light foot? like driving it 80-90kmh open road?
@@dim3nt0 I have the newest model with a five speed gearbox and it does around 22km/l at 80km/h. Very reasonable.
I wondered what had happened to the 6 speed gearbox, which mine has.
@@WheelieMacBin probably cost cutting. I bet 5 spd box is cheaper, so that's what all cars get.
Before covid, you could get the 6spd and LPG at no additional cost in some markets.
@@hojnikb I prefer 5 speed over 6 speed. 6 Speed boxes are more work and they are less smooth to shift. Can't wait to go back to 5 speed!
Great review. Impresie how you pronunce Dacia🙏🏼
You recomend the bifuel version (petrol and lpg) but it seems that fuel suppliers are phasing out lpg in the UK.
The media has to take some responsibility for pushing up prices. The amount of negative references to the interior because it’s not made of leather wrapped materials throughout puts people off and makes them think a small car should feel like a £50k BMW. Whoever coined the term ‘scratchy’ plastics needs a slap - everyone now uses it but what does it mean?? Who scratches at the plastic trim in a car? Is it solid, does it look good and does it squeak - if the answer is Yes/Yes/No then what’s the issue?
An investigation into the the price hike would have been nice. Is this Dacia increasing its margins, is it higher costs being passed on or what?
I'm not impressed by you minimising the price increase issue, it's still over 50% even comparing trim levels.
Yes most certainly a new car that offers tremendous value...a "bargain" indeed. If we take into account the rate of inflation over the last 3 years, in real terms the Expression model has increased by £1000 more than it cost in 2020. I was surprised when Dacia launched this car in 2020 at how inexpensive it was for the vast improvement over the outgoing model and the generous equipment now included. It was as if they sold it cheaper than they really needed to given the price of its competitors. I have owned my Comfort model (now rebadged Expression) for a year and can say with confidence it is a very good car. It isn't better in any one singular area than the cars that cost more but what it does do is to offer a package that is good in all areas and meets, even exceeds the needs and expectations of most individuals better than virtually any other car and at an affordable price...and have done so whilst not making it feel cheap which is a pretty neat trick in my opinion. I would recommend taking one for a test drive if you are in the market for a new car. You might like it too.
Wow that price hike is insane really! You may as well get a 2021 version
people in my country are selling 2021 Sanderos with 50.000km for more than the purchase price because the new cars are even more expensive...go figure
Ive got the previous shape Sandero. Good car for what it is and is actually a really comfortable car to sit in. Nice sounding engine, although with the manual you get drivetrain shunt between gears, bit tricky to do smooth changes but just takes a bit of practice. Change up quickly at low revs, ease the clutch out not jump off it and its a nice enough car. Id get the CVT with the new model as I had Subaru with CVT, I just really like the experience of smooth seamless progress. Im not bothered about image with cars, gone past all that now im in my 50s I get the women anyway.
The loss of an "access"-entry car is a mistake. We need more no bs-cars, not fewer.
Considering the 2 out of 5 star crash test rating I think most people would rather have a 3 year old Yaris.
It's not a crash rating, but an overall safety rating which was based off the very latest criteria that puts big emphasis on brand new crash-prevention tech the Sandero and older cars don't have. I think the Sandero would performed very well under the old criteria.
Crash test had good ratings all around. Passive safety kit gimmicks was where it faltered.
@@h.s.5995 yeah, I would rather save €2000 and not worry about those stars. If you need a computer to help you keep your lane or brake, you shouldn’t really be driving at all.
Yaris is a cat converter theft magnet unfortunately
many thanks for the great review; think will go for this car as a daily car :)
I don't see where are the differences between this one and the old one? Only the badge change, and then price hike? Did I miss any important difference?
And four thousand pounds!
Even though Dacia's price is quite low for its size/class keep in mind the following:
Kia Picanto is in the A-Segment with cars like: Renault Twingo, Toyota Aygo, Hyundai i10, VW Up! etc.
Dacia Sandero is in the B-Segment/sub-compact class with cars like: Renault Clio, Toyota Yaris, Hyundai i20, VW Polo etc.
Im picking mine up next week. Premium colour, expression trim, and full size spare wheel, worked out to 15.1k british pounds.
At the time, the only thing new that cost the same amount was a mg 3 with a super thirsty engine, has no dealership near me, super long wait times, higher tax bracket, and costs a lot more on insurance because of its 1.5 engine , a kia picanto which is much much smaller, or a hyundai i10, which is also much much smaller.
Trim for trim it went from 11k to 14.5k between 2020 and 2024. That's nearly in line with price increases across other brands , like the fiat panda for example which now costs 16k for the base model...
Isn’t 2 stars out of 5 an overall safety rating rather than a crash rating? And don’t the latest EuroNCAP ratings go up very quickly with the active safety systems the Sandero lacks?
its gets a safety reating of 70% most modern cars get like 90% ish this car miss a lot of stars becouse of missing active safety systems
the car it self is not unsafe
I wouldn't worry too much about ncap ratings. It's the morons tailgating and using their phones whilst driving you have to look out for. Lane keep assist etc won't help a jot in that situation.
Sure, I guess that’s what I’m saying; that a car’s passive safety score may be good but with the current EuroNCAP star system, active safety kit ups the rating hugely. Although no one expects to have to rely on them and there are lots of situations where frontal impact ratings and active safety kit won’t help, they are potentially useful nonetheless.
Just picked one of these up, as a second car for the Mrs.......... All marks 0 to 10, 10 being good. Driveabilty , 7, Incabin sound /noise, 6. Practicality, 9 . Fun factor about 7. Car is a 21 , Comfort spec 6 gear 89hp............. After owning it for two weeks Driveabilty 8 Incabin noise, 8 , meaning its quieter than first thought. Practicality 10. Fun factor 8, engine, with low end torque, is a 10. Buy one, you wont regret it
Do you like the seat arm rest or prefer the big arm rest as optional?
Wow great review!
Anyways I bought a bicycle.
is there any truth in what i heard that parts are hard to come by and you need to wait weeks, even months for stuff like fuel pumps, injectors etc? that dacia wont repair turbines when they start clicking within waranty etc?
14k for a dacia? Jeez. Wonder if they pay that in Romania?
Bought a new fabia a few years back for 11k. They want 21k for the equivalent now. I politely declined. I've bought new for the past 20 years. I prefer to run a banger into the ground now. Maybe screwing the customer is not a good long term strategy?
Thanks for this review. I can now take the Sandero off my list. For not much more money, there are quite a few vehicles to choose from, that better suit my needs
Disappointing price rise. A bit too close to a Citroen C3 now.
The sale of LPG seems to be nigh on impossible as most places that used to sell it don’t anymore.
Perfect car for the money I got one! Such a comfy drive
Price is up, and no mention of the downgrade from a six speed manual gearbox to a five speed in the restyle version. They've also dropped the auto in this model of the Sandero. Dacia now want you to go the top spec Stepway for the privilege - they're really testing the market.
In the UK maybe... I actually just bought a top spec (apart from the upgraded wheels) 2023 sandero (not stepway) with the cvt auto and considering I'd need to spend a solid 5-10k more to get something with similar specs/options from a different brand I'm quite happy ngl. I mean yes, those options may not perform as amazingly or be of as high quality, but for my first car it's more than satisfactory for the price.
@@leme3503 Yes, that's right - the UK market. Rather envious of the top spec Sandero I've seen on reviews from other European countries - with heated seats and climate control etc. Great first car. All the best.
You forgot to mention that sce65 engine was droped and the interior you have shown on the access prefacelifted model was from the model before and looks nothing like the new one . I have the prefacelifted model with aformentioned engine and since I don't do many if any motorway miles it suits mu needs perfectly. However I agree that tce90 is beter all rounder for most people. However the only thing I would inprove in the interior of my car is that I would put a little more sound isolation in . Othervise it's prety much perfect and I would surtenly not get the touch screen beacase if want sta nav and a infotament I can get that for free with an Dacia app on the phone
@csuporj for my purpases it works perfectly. But hey not everyone like a simple car with a simple engine that is strong enough if you avoid motorways
Nice, I will probably buy it in some more expensive trim when the price goes down some more after 3 years or so
I would absolutely drive this. I wish I could buy one in the USA
Just checked Autotrader Brand new Citroen C3 1.2 Pure Tech £13790 think id rather have that to be honest.
But another important aspect that you should have talked in a light facelift as this one: reliability. Here in Spain that model is a super seller and the issues with engines and gearboxes are extended
Failed to compared like for like. The £7995 was for a Dacia Sandero Access SCE version and the now £13.795 is for a TCE Comfort spec just Aldi comparing Premier products with their only range. VERY MISLEADING I purchased a Dacia Sandero TCE Comfort version with extra red paint + LPG for £12,590 in September 2021 and delivered January 2022
At the moment there's one on autotrader 3.6k miles 2021, face-lift like one in video get ready for it..... £6500, still a bargain I reckon.
The main thing that lets it down visually is the cheap Dacia and Sandero transfers not badges on the tailgate. So has the automatic disappeared too, I was looking at the Jogger but that had no automatic box either.
Lol, who cares about badges on a cheap runabout
The Jogger Hybrid has the auto box.
I think it's true that you cannot do a Grand European Tour driving your bi- fuelled Sandero with your Louis Vuitton luggage on board, and have the best suites in the best of the best hotels awaiting your arrival if you don't like boats.
The Eurotunnel doesn't allow vehicles with LPG tanks.
So buy something a little less ostentatious.
That car look good it's price is good for me. How reliable is it?
Genuine question. Do the small Suzukis not sell in the UK ? Here on the other side of the world in 2019 I bought a new Swift Sport, which is well named, for under 15000 pounds. It is similarly finished to the Dacia as far as the interior is concerned but has much more power and better handling. Being made in Japan it has a five star safety rating and has proved utterly reliable.
The Suzuki Swift is available in the UK. List price starts from £16,599 at the moment.
....Being made in Japan...you summed it up,that`s build quality and safety taken care of..😀
@@davidho5447 The sport version is around £22k - Madness!
Suzuki used to sell the Alto and Celerio here but then they got greedy too with the pricing of the Swift and Ignis not a good value brand anymore..
Suzuki is much pricier at least in Italy. Otherwise it was a no-brainer. Also LPG is pretty common here and cheap. Dacia offer a cheap LPG model.
Now bring in the electric Spring model so that the Dacia supermini is available as an electric vehicle!!
The Sandero electric will be available in 2028.
@@johndrg1132 That’s not very clever, is it? I’m sure that Londoners will be demanding that they bring it in before the end of August so that Sandero Driver won’t be charged Congestion Charges.
2 stars due to lack of electronic assist tech sounds like a no brainer- ie the system is wrong. If you can drive a car, then 2 stars for lack of tech is not a problem. Good video.
These used to make sense, only a couple of years ago you could have a 0.9 TCE otr for £9995 for example. 10 or 11 grand makes sense, 14+ not so much. They are still a recycled plastic build down to a price budget car for not so budget prices. And before the inevitable comments of "yeah but a Fiesta is 20 grand!" that does not justify the Dacia's pricing now, simply means all the other manufacturers have lost the plot with RRP as well.
Does it still come with automatic
You have trouble buying a second hand 64 reg one in low spec for under £3k . It only costs £6 new . So that's 9 years of motoring for £3k plus fuel and other running cost Which was excellent. I was told the new Jogger would be £14995 when it came out . Like fu-- did it . More like £18300 . I even put my name down for one to replace my works van . I had to say no as it's too expensive now .
My golf lost that in 3 months
I purchased a new sandero 1.0 Sce Ambiance in Dec 2017 if I considered buying another new car I would want to know [1] is the parts back up been improved 7 weeks + waiting for a rocker box gasket is ridiculous [2] did they fix the trim problem yet when I changed gear in my car my trouser leg kept getting caught on the unfinished trim next to the clutch pedal I test drove a new Stepway model in 2020 the problem was still present [3] on the new 1.0 litre models is the engine still gutless the 20 plate step had a 0.9 Turbo which was a lot better my 2017 car was on finance so I automatically received a full 5 year warranty , I part exchanged it after 11 months it was that bad and whats the point of the warranty if you can't get parts .part exchanged for a 2016 Juke brilliant reliable motor .
Nice the clio looks great
I have a stepway from this year and it's fantastic and economical
You need to stop recommending the lpg version to people in the uk, lpg is having a planned complete phase out by 2026. Theres already very little lpg filling stations left, with morrisons being one of the last global station chains still offering it across the uk.
Bought a new one (Expression) 2 months ago one of the last 8 automatics built, Runs lovely no complaints cost over £16, 000 however sold my 7 year old skoda fabia for £6500 so a brand new car for less than 10 grand. I only travel approx 5000 miles a year so its a no brainer to buy. I like it and would recommend.
A Citroen c3 is £13995......what are comparing with?
I can’t believe a car trim with Keyless entry is being recommended when they’re so easily stolen!
Why are you recommending the bi-fuel version at a time when LPG is being phased out under UK government policy? Good luck finding a petrol station that sells it.
Good one
7995 is what you pay now used for a 2019 model.....
Yes the price has risen spec for spec by 5K over the last 3 years but it is still better value than cars of equivalent size and specification (the Citroen C3 You is spartan and is actually a run out model).
Regarding safety, if this vehicle had been tested under the pre 2016 NCAP it would have got 4* overall, considering the CMF-B LS platform was designed a decade ago alongside the CMF-B HS platform, it is NCAP who moved the goal posts.
Overall it is an under rated brand, and with Renault / Nissan going electric in Europe, Dacia will fill the ICE void in the under 30K market place.
Its just uk version of renault kiger with less ground clearance.. with double price
Great News!
Is it the Dacia Sandero?
Just got quoted 19k Euro for the Stepway. 19k! Ridiculous.
When the last generation came out they started at under 6 grand for the Billy Basic model.What Dacia are charging now is a joke.Skoda went exactly the same way once they got established too.....Fed up with these other car makers that are all trying to be 'premium' too....If it wasnt for pcp you wouldnt have half the sales nowadays..
They would t even have 10%! More than 90% are PCP and lease sales
If you want a small car, a much better option would be to buy a used Renault Zoe!! This way, you don’t pay Congestion Charge in Greater London!!
Who buys a used car?
The Zoe's are all electric, unless you are buying one that is really old. Many people don't want a used EV.
People who don't live anywhere remotely close to London right now are rolling their eyes at this.
Thats the thing with the sandero, you get a fiesta sized car for the cost of a ka.
Cheap as chips. Someone I knew bought one and drove 170 miles every day in from Ayrshire across Central Scotland and mileage on it was huge. Never missed a beat.
Nice 👍🙂
Price
Cheaprst Essential DOES come with front armrest. Review is wrong
from £5995 to £13,795...
Splendid
Nice 👍
XTC nice
the sandero isn't an unsafe car, it just doesn't compensate for unsafe drivers
11.6 sec??? 🙄 doubt it
Really Dacia tap into the ultimate reverse snobbery - it’s for people who must have a new car. You could be used or newly new
It's not snobbery. Many people want a new car that has a minimum 3 year warranty, extendable to 5 or 7 years, and known costs over the period of ownership. A used car is like taking a spin of the roulette wheel in a casino.
Just ordered a new Clio for my sister, top spec RS line with everything was cheaper than a top Sandero with much less spec and an untrimmed bootlid.... discounts, contributions and PCP rates are all important at this level, otherwise its just OAPs paying cash
"GREAT NEWS!!!!! The Dacia Sandero............."
I'll pass! Too many good second hand cars out there, although they're not as cheap as they were either.
Not cheap enough anymore. Too close to much better cars now.
OH NO! anyway last week...
Nice. Now...
Long Delivery Time....or? 🤔
James May lol
GOOD NEWS 🥳
Great
I would buy the essential trim just for the fact it doesn't have the tablet stuck to the dashboard.
That option should be available for all vehicles.
I'm expecting at least one person tell me how wrong I am 😂
I couldn't agree more. My pet hate with new vehicles. I'd pay to have it removed!
How wrong you are :)
I thought I was the only one who dislikes the afterthought looking screen. A deal breaker for me.
@@Kiinell If its down where the car radio used to be I don't mind it too much. I would still prefer not have it there though
@@kerryjones1508 Since the day I saw one planted on the top of the dashboard of a car for the very first time I didn't like it.
I especially don't like TESLAS with the giant tablet and mercedes with tablet screens everywhere including the instrument binacle
It could be even cheaper if UK were still in the EU.
MG3 is from 13,820
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Won't be going near a Dacia then....70% more for a few different badges!
In 4 years my new car will be dacia 4 sure
I am over 6 foot :/
@4:51, fuel tank, wut? @5:32, really? In just three years there has been £5,800 worth of improvements? Despite the price, the car looks cheap.
Im sure when they started out they were £6999, they were by far cheaper than other cars in its class. Now it may still be cheaper but not by much. Takeaway its main selling point it doesn't have much going for it.....
It’s worse than that, there are offers on PCP deals for Seat Ibizas which have lower monthly payments than the Sandero, so what’s the point in this cheap car?
Super duper be
Bad news. The Dacia Sandero has just gone up in price.
Oh no! Anyway, last week-
They just need to make it taller and slap bigger wheels on it. Then they can call it an SUV.
They have, it's called the stepway.
@@benholroyd5221 Nah thats just taller. I mean like all other "SUV" things. My sister had one for a few yesrs. Its not any bigger than the standard sandero. Its just got a taller suspension. I mean make the body of the car taller not just the suspension.