Sandero Stepway customer reviewsSandero Stepway seen through the eyes of those who drive it every day

Lovely to drive, comfortable inside.

Unfortunately the rear camera is not very clear at night

The performance of the car and how quiet it runs

Great features comfortable ride very economical

No

Brand new car.

Windscreen wipers screech. Having to book it in as the check airbag light has now come on.

Lower technology spec than previous Stepway, i.e can't connect phone to screen without cable, which randomly disconnects, which is frustrating when trying to use maps, as no built in sat nav, yet it can tell me when I've gone over the speed limit.

Last Stepway I had brand new was the middle spec, same as this one, middle and its gone downhill. I'm never buying another Dacia. This is my third one and by far the poorest even though its best part of £70 a month more than my previous one. Unreal.

My fourth Sandero Stepway '25 version not happy with it .. had I had a test drive in it I would not have bought. My other 3 stepways were all worth 5 stars but not the latest model, sounds more like a lawnmower than a car and others agree with me. It seems '24 & '25 models are all the same with rattling noise on acceleration, I did ask for a refund 2 weeks after buying it but was told the offending noise was 'normal' .. funny when all my other stepways never made such a sound?

Over all I'm happy but the fuel consumption is so bad. The average mpg isn't what its meant to be. Its also been pulling right since I got it too. I got the chance to take it across a by pass took it to 60mph and tested the steering to find its pretty bad. So I'm literally going to make calls tomorrow to get it booked in. Only had it since end of August this year

Everything you need in a small family car. I got the 110bhp version for a bit more ‘oomph’ which works well. You won’t be racing any F1 cars, but there’s enough to get past a slow vehicle when needed.

It’s a comfy enough ride with usually Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Everything you need…except…..

My only gripe is that in order to improve NCAP safety, Dacia have added lots of active safety driver aid, e.g., lane assist, speed awareness, etc. They meant well and on paper it’s great, but the reality is that they really don’t work well in reality.

The lane assist is too aggressive and doesn’t allow for any kind of driver lateral movement before beeping at you. The speed alert beeps with literally 1 mph over limit. Every so often on a 40 road it beeps at you then badly distracts you saying ‘KEEP CONTROL’ when you’re basically just driving like a human and not like a robot.

You can configure these and activate ‘Personalised safety mode’ (you have to activate every time you start car) which you can actually drive it without being beeped to hell, but Dacia should really improve the software and configure with real driving conditions as it does more distraction than safety in default mode.

I have over the years had many more expensive cars than the Dacia but the level of comfort and design in the Stepway is beyond expectations it is comfortable and the performance is more than adequate.The heated front seats end the satnav is a bonus on a cheaper car ,this is my second Dacia and would definitely buy another one when the time comes .the fuel consumption at 45mpg for rural driving is very good .I can’t really see that you could do very much better other than have a choice of wheels as me personally are not very keen on the black wheels I prefer the aluminium and black but this only a personal preference.The 1litre turbo engine has plenty of power for any journey.

I enjoy driving this car. It has all the tech I want, looks great inside and out and is perfect for my needs.

I really like that I can turn off lane assist with two taps of a single button. On the narrow country roads where I live lane assist is a liability. Some of my friend have to scroll through menus to disable this feature which is dangerous when you are on the move.

What could you do better? If I follow the gear change indicator then the car labours a bit. I ignore it and keep the revs a little higher. Much more comfortable.