Dacia Duster – MPG, emissions & running costs

Being relatively light counts in the Dacia Duster’s favour when it comes to efficiency. The old Duster could return up to 45.6mpg with the TCE 90 and 130 petrol engines. Thanks to mild-hybrid help, Dacia says the assistance from the 48-volt starter-generator used in the TCe 130 improves fuel consumption to a WLTP figure of 51.4mpg. We managed a respectable 46.3mpg from a two-wheel drive model during testing. Adding four-wheel drive to the 1.2 TCe reduces its efficiency down to 46.3mpg, so expect this to be around 40mpg in the real world.

The Hybrid is even better at 55.3mpg. To help boost efficiency around town, the Hybrid 140 always starts off in electric-only mode, which can motivate the Duster at slow speeds without using the engine much. However, the Hybrid 140’s claimed efficiency figure is a challenge to match at higher speeds because you’ll rely more on the engine to power the car.

For those interested in the 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel, while the 43.5mpg fuel economy figure looks poor thanks to LPG being less energy dense than regular petrol, at least the fuel costs less to buy in the first place – provided you can find a filling station that stocks it, of course.

Tax

Thanks to affordable pricing, no Duster model will breach the £40,000 limit that would require an additional tax surcharge.

Private buyers will get a small discount going for the Hybrid 140 and 1.0 TCe Bi-Fuel compared with the TCe 130 petrol version because both are classed as alternative fuel vehicles.

In our view, the hybrid’s CO2 figure of 114g/km could be a little lower, given that the mild-hybrid alternative puts out 124g/km and is likely to cost less to buy than the hybrid. For company car drivers paying Benefit-in-Kind (BiK), the Hybrid 140 is in the 28 per cent band, while the TCe 130 is in the 29 per cent band.

Depreciation

According to our expert data, the Dacia Duster is predicted to hold on to its value better than some of its rivals. Over a typical three-year/36,000-mile ownership period, the Duster is expected to hang on to between 57 to 64 per cent of its resale value, with the best being the entry-level Essential, and the priciest 1.6 Hybrid 140 Extreme losing the most. 

That compares to the Ford Puma and Renault Captur, which are both expected to maintain between 52 to 54 per cent of their original value over the same period.

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