• LPG TCe 100 offers the lowest fuelling costs
• Petrol models have good fuel consumption
• No diesel or hybrid versions available

What are the running costs?

In terms of fuel efficiency, all Sandero Stepway models are reasonably economical. According to claimed ‘real-world’ WLTP testing, the LPG Bi-fuel TCe 100 model is the least economical, followed by the automatic, with the petrol TCe 90 manual giving the driver the best all-round fuel consumption.

The good news is that we were easily capable of matching those claims in our extended test of the Dacia Sandero Stepway. Over the course of several months of testing, we managed 47mpg.

But these figures are muddied somewhat by the TCe 100’s ability to use much cheaper LPG. And although its fuel consumption figures are less in real terms, the 70-80p per litre refills make it a more enticing prospect than it first appears.

Servicing and warranty

The Sandero Stepway comes with an industry standard three-year/60,000-mile warranty. Dacia also offers a configurable extended warranty that can last for up to six years or 100,000 miles.

Dacia recommends yearly services and offers service plans with courtesy car options and waiting appointments.

Reliability

• Powered by existing well-proven engines
• Lots of shared technology with other Renaults
• Dacia has a reasonable reliability record

Dacia generally scores slightly higher than average in customer satisfaction surveys, but our owners’ reviews point to a few faults concerning the electrics.