Dacia Sandero (2021 onwards) | Skilled Ranking

Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“With a sharp new look, improved driving dynamics and extra standard kit, there is a lot more to like about the Dacia Sandero than just the price.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The new Dacia Sandero feels like a very well targeted update to its predecessor. It drives better than ever and introduces more big-car features and technology – but not at the expense of the value proposition, which remains pretty much unrivalled.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Cheap and cheerful in an entirely good way, the new Dacia Sandero builds on the previous version’s affordability with more tech, better looks and improved refinement.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Dacia Sandero used to appeal simply because it cost little; now it’s likeable simply because it’s a really good car.” (Matt Saunders)
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre petrol/LPG manual 100 TCe Bi-Fuel Comfort
Score: 8 / 10
“No bones about it – the new Dacia Sandero is an unqualified success as a small, lively and economical family car, and in a rational world you wouldn’t be able to move for them instead of aspirational, oversized SUVs and premium hatchbacks.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre petrol/LPG manual Bi-Fuel
Score: 9 / 10
“The Dacia Sandero has been improved in virtually every area. Add in its astonishingly low list price and roomy interior, and it’s especially attractive. You’ll want to skip the entry-level models for their sparse kit list, and the safety rating is questionable, but the Sandero is more appealing than ever.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Dacia Sandero is a practical and clever supermini that may beg the question, why spend more?”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“The no-thrills Dacia Sandero has been refreshed, and looks to build on its reputation of practicality and value for money — but doesn’t offer much in the way of equipment.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre petrol manual TCe 90 Comfort
“The Dacia Sandero is still a very cheap new car despite the price increase, but that rise comes hand-in-hand with big upgrades that make it feel less like such a bargain-basement car.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre petrol manual Comfort
Score: 10 / 10
“A lot of car for the price of a motorbike.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“With its sharp new looks, added technology and huge value for money, the Dacia Sandero is a splendid supermini at a city car price – and that adds up to make it Britain’s most affordable new car by some margin.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“Much like supermarket corn flakes, the Dacia Sandero gives you more car for less money than its big-name rivals making it easy to forget that it doesn’t taste quite so good as the better-known brands.” (Phil Hall)
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 6 / 10
“Starting from £7995, the Dacia Sandero is the cheapest new car on sale in the UK. It means you can have reliable motoring for the price of a second-hand alternative. The space inside is great for the price and so long as you avoid the basic model you get all the equipment you need.”
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“The Dacia Sandero is modern, spacious and comfy, with decent body control and mega front-end grip.”
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Model reviewed: 1.0-litre petrol manual
Score: 6 / 10
“A style and dynamic transformation for this great-value car, which makes it much nicer to drive, to travel in and to live with. For less than £10,000 you can have a modern, comfortable and economical car, but you might find that two-star NCAP result a stretch too far.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Makes no promises it cannot keep, and absolutely nails the brief Renault/Dacia set for it: simple, spacious motoring for pennies on the pound. Now with added refinement.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Often the verdict for a car costing this little would be ‘cheap but not great’. Not here, though, because the Dacia Sandero is a fine small car to spend time in and is actually above average in many, many areas. Only a disappointing Euro NCAP safety score lets the side down.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
“The Dacia Sandero might be the most value-focused car on the market, but it doesn’t feel like it. Where it comes apart is the low Euro NCAP rating that ultimately prevents us from being able to recommend this car, and that’s a huge shame as, otherwise, this is a remarkable vehicle for the price.”
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