Used Dacia cars for sale

Dacia comes from Romania and was founded in 1966. The company first began using manufacturing facilities that had originally been used to build aircraft engines during the Second World War. In 1999, Dacia was purchased from the Romanian government by Renault and remains part of that group to this day.

Dacia cars have ranked highly in recent reliability surveys from Auto Express, What Car? and JD Power. This is partly down to Dacia being a budget brand, which tends to offer more basic equipment levels, meaning there’s less to go wrong.

Yes, Dacia currently makes an electric car, but you can’t buy it in the UK yet. Dacia’s EV is called the Spring and is one of the most affordable battery-powered cars you can currently buy in Europe. Dacia hasn’t confirmed whether it’ll sell the Spring in the UK due to the costs associated with redesigning it for right-hand-drive markets.

TCe is the Dacia brand name – borrowed from parent company Renault – for its turbocharged petrol engines. The acronym stands for Turbo Control Efficiency. These units make the same or more power than the non-turbo units they replaced, with much improved fuel economy. You may also see Dacia models with SCe engines – these are more affordable petrol options without turbochargers.

dCi is what Dacia calls its diesel engines, again borrowing the convention from parent company Renault. The acronym stands for Diesel Common-Rail Injection. These are a good choice for drivers that cover high mileages, or for those that might need to tow trailers.

CVT is Dacia-speak for its automatic gearbox option. Any Dacia sold as a CVT model will change gear for you. The name CVT means Continuously-Variable Transmission and refers to the specific way that this gearbox type works, with no fixed gear ratios in pursuit of achieving the highest efficiency possible.

Bi-Fuel marks out Dacia models that are able to run on both petrol and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). LPG is often available from larger petrol stations and costs less than petrol, helping reduce running costs. While most petrol engines can be converted by third parties to also run on LPG, Dacia performs this conversion at the factory, which should give you a little more peace of mind that everything has been set up correctly.

Bi-Fuel cars must be started on petrol but will subsequently swap from petrol to LPG automatically – or you can swap fuel types manually via a dashboard switch. A dedicated dial lets you monitor your remaining LPG capacity, with the LPG tank fitted in place of the spare wheel, so you shouldn’t lose any interior space as a result.