3 WORST and 4 BEST Dacia Engines You Can Actually Own

The diesel everyone warns you about isn’t the worst Dacia engine. The bulletproof old petrol everyone swears by isn’t the best. This video ranks 7 Dacia engines you can actually find on a UK forecourt right now — 3 worst and 4 best — with a price, a warning sign, and a 5-minute check for each. Worst engines: the 0.9 TCe 90’s known thermostat housing coolant leak around 40,000-50,000 miles (£250-£350 fix if caught early), the 1.5 dCi diesel’s infamous “dCi knock” big-end bearing failure driven by stretched oil change intervals (£2,500-£4,000 engine replacement if ignored), and the 1.2 TCe 125 “oil burner” that silently drinks oil and stretches its own timing chain with no warning light. Best engines: the proven, decades-old 1.6 16V 105 naturally aspirated petrol held back only by age and poor fuel economy, the simple timing-chain 1.0 SCe that’s cheap to own but struggles fully loaded, the Blue dCi 115/95 diesel with AdBlue for high-mileage motorway drivers, and the 1.0 TCe 100 Bi-Fuel — the LPG and petrol dual-fuel engine What Car? named the best in the Sandero range, balancing running costs, reliability, and no diesel particulate filter or AdBlue hassle. Real UK repair costs, cold-start listening tests, dipstick checks, and service book red flags throughout. Covers the Dacia Sandero, Duster, Logan MCV, and Jogger. ⚠️ Approximate UK pricing given throughout for reference and varies by market, mileage, and condition. Always check service history and have a pre-purchase inspection done before buying any used car. 👍 Which of these seven engines is sitting on your drive right now? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe for the next video going deep on what it’s actually like to live with the Bi-Fuel. #Dacia #DaciaDuster #DaciaSandero #DaciaEngines #BiFuel #LPGcars #DieselEngine #TCeEngine #UsedCars #CarBuyingGuide #CarReliability #Automotive #DaciaOwners Chapters: 00:00 — 3 Worst and 4 Best Dacias: The Exact Years That Matter 00:55 — Worst #3: The Sandero That's One Year Too Old 02:47 — Worst #2: This Duster Has a Noise That Could Cost £1,500 05:24 — Worst #1: The Duster Engine That Can Quietly Destroy Itself 07:58 — The 3 Dacias I'd Avoid—and the 4 I'd Actually Buy 08:05 — Best #4: The Estate Car Nobody Looks at—but Should 09:50 — Best #3: Why the 2017 Duster Diesel Could Be the Sweet Spot 12:02 — Best #2: The Duster 4x4 That Can Go Almost Anywhere 13:38 — Best #1: The Sandero Stepway I'd Buy Tomorrow 15:50 — The Final Verdict: Which Dacia Is Worth Your Money? 16:24 — Which Dacia Do You Own? Tell Me in the Comments