- UK pricing confirmed for the updated 2026 Sandero and Sandero Stepway ranges, starting from £14,765 and £16,065 on-the-road respectively
- Sandero remains the UK’s most affordable car
- Benefits from a refreshed exterior design for 2026, featuring Dacia’s new inverted-‘T’ LED light signature and redesigned bumpers
- Upgraded interior technology, including a new 10-inch multimedia screen, enhanced connectivity, YouClip® accessory mounts and available with wireless smartphone charging
- Improved efficiency and capability, with Sandero adopting a more responsive TCe 100 engine and Stepway Extreme gaining advanced driver assistance and comfort features
Dacia is today announcing the UK pricing for the updated 2026 Sandero will start from £14,765 on-the-road, while the rugged Sandero Stepway will be available from £16,065 on-the-road.
The upgraded line-up goes on sale in the UK from today, offering even greater value for money with a stronger look, the latest technology and improved efficiency across the range. Now, more than ever, Sandero and Sandero Stepway offer greater value for money with a price-to-features ratio that is still unique to the market, with Sandero remaining the UK’s most affordable car.
For 2026, both models gain a refreshed exterior design with Dacia’s new inverted-‘T’ LED light signature and redesigned front and rear bumpers, giving the pair a more modern and robust appearance. The Sandero Stepway further strengthens its adventurous character with additional body protection in Starkle®. Inside, both models benefit from Dacia’s clever YouClip® accessory system, an upgraded 10-inch multimedia screen with enhanced connectivity, and the availability of a wireless smartphone charger. Sandero also introduces a more responsive TCe 100 engine for improved everyday driveability.
Sandero and Sandero Stepway play a key role in the enduring success of Dacia. Sandero is Europe’s best-selling retail car, a position it has held since 2017. In 2024, Sandero was even Europe’s best-selling car across all channels, and the first Dacia to sell more than 300,000 units in a single year (309,392 units, an increase of 14.5% on 2023, including Sandero Stepway which accounts for around two-thirds of the total).
UK RANGE AND PRICING
The new Sandero range is available in three trim levels – Essential, Expression, and Journey – while the Sandero Stepway line-up is crowned by the rugged Extreme.
Priced from £14,765 on-the-road, the Sandero Essential features an impressive list of standard equipment, including cruise control with speed limiter, electric front windows, air conditioning and Dacia’s clever Media Control system, which uses a smartphone and the dedicated Dacia app to create a simple but smart infotainment experience. Essential also includes Automatic Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist, Traffic Sign Recognition with Intelligent Speed Assist, Driver Attention Warning and more.
Stepping up to the Expression trim, available from £15,765 on-the-road, brings a significant uplift in comfort and technology. Highlights include Dacia’s distinctive 16-inch Flex wheels, front fog lights, automatic wipers, electric rear windows, and heated, electrically adjustable door mirrors. Inside, the cabin benefits from enhanced materials and finishes, while infotainment is upgraded to the 10-inch Media Display touchscreen system with wired Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™. Rear parking sensors and a reversing camera also come as standard.
Sitting at the top of the Sandero line-up, the Journey trim delivers a more premium and feature-rich experience, priced from £17,065 on-the-road. It adds 16-inch alloy wheels, an electronic parking brake, high central armrest with storage, automatic air conditioning, and advanced driver assistance features such as Blind Spot Warning and Extended Grip. Journey also gains a Multiview camera system for improved manoeuvring, while infotainment is upgraded to Dacia’s most sophisticated setup: the 10-inch Media Nav Live system, offering built-in navigation, wireless smartphone replication and wireless smartphone charging.
All Sandero Stepway models gain 16-inch wheels, protective body cladding in Starkle®, and roof bars (modular on Expression and above) as standard, while the Sandero Stepway Extreme adds a distinctive Copper Brown exterior treatment, upgraded MicroCloud/Copper Brown interior trim, and exclusive 16-inch black alloy wheels. Comfort and convenience are boosted with heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, keyless entry, and an electronic parking brake with armrest and additional storage. The Extreme also enhances visibility and driver assistance with a Multiview camera system, Blind Spot Warning and Extended Grip, while upgrading infotainment to the 10-inch Media Nav Live system with built-in navigation and wireless smartphone connectivity and charging.
Buyers can choose from nine paint colours in total, including Glacier White, Shadow Grey, Iron Blue, Amber Yellow, and Cedar Green, plus Sandstone and Urban Grey on Sandero, and Pearl Black and Safari Beige on Sandero Stepway.
PRICING
| VERSION | BASIC PRICE |
VAT (20%) |
TOTAL RETAIL PRICE |
VED | FIRST REG FEE |
DELIVERY | ON-THE-ROAD |
| DACIA SANDERO | |||||||
| Essential TCe 100 | £11,308.33 | £2,261.67 | £13,570.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £14,765 |
| Expression TCe 100 | £12,141.67 | £2,428.33 | £14,570.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £15,765 |
| Journey TCe 100 | £13,225.00 | £2,645.00 | £15,870.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £17,065 |
| DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY | |||||||
| Essential TCe 110 | £12,391.67 | £2,478.33 | £14,870.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £16,065 |
| Expression TCe 110 | £13,225.00 | £2,645.00 | £15,870.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £17,065 |
| Extreme TCe 110 | £14,308.33 | £2,861.67 | £17,170.00 | £440 | £55 | £700 | £18,365 |
STANDARD SPECIFICATION: DACIA SANDERO ESSENTIAL
INTERIOR FEATURES
- Fog grey air vent surrounds with white sliders
- Black interior door handles
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- Pixelated front grille with Dacia logo
- Brand signature in T-shape and automatic LED daytime running lights
- Body-coloured front / rear bumpers
- Black exterior door handles
- Black door mirrors
- 15-inch “Elma” wheel trims
DRIVING AND CONTROLS
- Electric power-assisted steering
- Stop & Start
- Speed limiter with audible warning
- 3-speed front windscreen wipers
- Auto Lighting System
- 3.5-inch TFT instrument panel with on-board computer
- Cruise control and speed limiter
- ECO mode
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- Front electric windows
- Height and depth-adjustable steering wheel
- Height-adjustable front headrests
- Height-adjustable driver’s seat with armrest
- Automatic central locking
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SAFETY
- My Safety button
- Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) & Emergency Brake Assist (EBA)
- Drowsiness detection camera
- Automatic Emergency Braking System (AEBS)
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP) + Hill Start Assist (HSA)
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
- Emergency Call (E-Call)
- Six Airbags (front and side driver & passenger including curtain airbags)
- ISOFIX points for child seats in both outer rear seats
- Child locks in rear doors
- High-level third rear brake light
- Tyre Pressure Monitor
- Remote central locking
- 3 height-adjustable rear headrests
- Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
- Driver Attention Warning
- Side impact protection
- Alcohol Immobiliser predisposal
- Event Data Recorder
- Advanced Emergency Braking System
- Traffic sign recognition with speed alert/Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA)
- Lane departure warning + Lane keep assist
- Rescue Code
HEATING AND VENTILATION
- Manual air-conditioning
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- New Media Control: DAB radio with steering wheel controls, USB-C socket, 2 speakers, Bluetooth, fixed smartphone holder on the dashboard, new Dacia Media Control smartphone app
DACIA SANDERO EXPRESSION (IN ADDITION TO ESSENTIAL)
INTERIOR FEATURES
- Steel grey interior door handles
- New fabric covering on dashboard and front door armrests
- New soft-feel steering wheel
- Mid-high centre console with manual parking brake
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- Body-colour door mirrors
- Body- colour outside door handles
- Front fog lights
- 16-inch “ATARA” flex wheels
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SAFETY
- Reverse camera
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- One-touch driver window control (with anti-trapping function)
- Rear 12V socket
- Automatic wipers
- Electrically operated door mirrors
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- Media Display: multimedia system with 10-inch touchscreen, DAB digital radio, smartphone mirroring via USB cable and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connection, satellite controls on steering wheel, 4 speakers, 3 USB-C ports
DACIA SANDERO JOURNEY (IN ADDITION TO EXPRESSION)
INTERIOR FEATURES
- Blue upholstery on the dashboard plus decorative elements on the doors
- Front door sills
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- 16-inch “Tamia” alloy wheels
- Tinted rear windows
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SAFETY
- Multiview camera
- Electronic parking brake
- Front parking distance control
- Blind spot warning
- Keyless Entry
- Automatic dipped/main beam headlight activation
- Electrically folding door mirrors
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- Heated front seats
- 7-inch Digital driver display
- Modular boot with false floor (twin-level floor)
- Removable phone holder
- Wireless smartphone charger
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- 10-inch Media NAV Live, connected navigation with real-time traffic information, DAB digital radio, smartphone mirroring via USB cable or wirelessly via WIFI or Bluetooth connection, controls on the steering wheel, 6 speakers, 3 USB-C ports
STANDARD SPECIFICATION: DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY ESSENTIAL
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- Pixelated front grille with Dacia logo
- Brand light in the shape of an inverted ‘T’ and automatic LED Daytime running lights
- Front, rear and side skid plates made from Starkle®
- Black exterior door handles
- Black door mirrors
- Black modular longitudinal roof bars
- 16-inch “ERELIA” alloy wheels
DRIVING AND CONTROLS
- Electric power steering
- Stop/Start and ECO mode
- On-board computer: distance travelled, average speed, average consumption (mpg)
- Rain and light sensors
- Cruise control and speed limiter with audible warning
- Door mirrors with interior manual adjustment
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- Manual air conditioning
- Electric and automatic door locking while driving
- Electric front windows
- Height and reach-adjustable steering wheel
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SAFETY
- My Safety button
- ABS + EBA
- Automatic emergency braking with pedestrian/cyclist detection
- Electronic stability control with hill start assist
- Emergency call (E-Call)
- Road sign recognition and speeding alert
- Lane change warning
- Lane Keeping assist
- Driver attention alert
- Front / rear rescue code
- Drivers front airbag / passenger front airbag deactivation
- Shoulder and curtain side airbags
- Rear parking sensors
- Tyre pressure detection
- Tyre inflation kit
- ISOFIX child seat mounting system on outside rear seats
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- New Media Control: DAB radio with steering wheel controls, USB-C socket, 2 speakers, Bluetooth, fixed smartphone holder on the dashboard, new Dacia Media control smartphone app
DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY EXPRESSION (IN ADDITION TO ESSENTIAL)
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- Body-colour outside door handles
- Body- colour door mirrors
- Modular longitudinal roof bars
- 16-inch “ATARA” Flex wheels
- 3D side protectors on door panels
- Shark fin aerial
INTERIOR FEATURES
- Body-coloured door handles
- Fabric upholstery on the dashboard and front door armrests
- Mid-high centre console with armrest with USB-C in the rear
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- Front fog lights
- Electrically operated door mirrors
- Reversing camera
- Soft-feel height and reach-adjustable steering wheel
- One-touch driver-seat window control (with anti-trapping function)
- Electric rear windows
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- Media Display: multimedia system with 10-inch touchscreen, DAB digital radio, smartphone mirroring via USB cable and WIFI, Bluetooth connection, satellite controls on steering wheel, 4 speakers, 3 USB-C ports
DACIA SANDERO STEPWAY EXTREME (IN ADDITION TO EXPRESSION)
EXTERIOR FEATURES
- Specific outdoor design with door protection and side stickers with topographic patterns
- Copper-brown finish to door mirrors, ‘Stepway’ inscription on the roof bars and decorative fog light moulding
- 16-inch “Tamia” black alloy wheels
- Shark fin aerial
- Tinted rear windows
INTERIOR FEATURES
- Special washable MicroCloud upholstery for Extreme
- Copper Brown decorative moulding on the door panels
- MicroCloud covering on dashboard and front door armrests
- Front and rear rubber mats with topographic patterns
- Door sill with topographic patterns
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- Heated Front Seats and Heated Steering wheel
- Multiview camera
- Blind spot warning
- Extended grip function
- Keyless entry
- Automatic air conditioning
- Modular boot with twin-level floor
- 7-inch digital driver display
- Electric parking brake
- Automatic dipped / main beam headlights activation
- Electrically folding mirrors
COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY
- Media Nav Live: multimedia system with 10-inch touchscreen, connected navigation with real time traffic information, DAB digital radio, smartphone mirroring via USB cable or wirelessly via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection, satellite controls on steering wheel, 6 speakers, 3 USB-C ports
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: SANDERO
| ENGINE | TCe 100 |
| Type | Direct Injection Turbo |
| Cylinders / valves | 3 cylinders / 12 valves |
| Capacity (cc) | 999 |
| Bore & Stroke (mm) | 72.2 x 81.36 |
| Max Power (hp) | 100 @ 5000-5250 rpm |
| Max Torque (Nm) | 200 @ 2900-3500 rpm |
| GEARBOX | |
| Drive Type | FWD |
| Gearbox Type | Manual |
| Number of Forward Gears | 6 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Max Speed (mph) | 111 |
| 0 – 62mph (seconds) | 9.7 |
| FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS | |
| Combined Cycle (mpg) | 52-53 |
| CO2 Emissions (g/km) | 121-122 |
| Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres) | 50 |
| STEERING | |
| Steering Type | Electric Power Steering |
| Turning Circle Between Kerbs (m) | 10.64 |
| Number of turns lock-to-lock | 3.26 |
| BRAKING | |
| Front Discs (mm) | 258 x 22 |
| Rear Drums (inches) | 8 |
| WHEELS AND TYRES | |
| Tyres | 185/65 R15 88H / 195/55 R16 87H |
| WEIGHT (kg) | |
| Minimum Kerb weight | 1059 |
| Front empty weight min | 666 |
| Rear empty weight min | 393 |
| Max Kerb weight | 1132 |
| Front empty weight max | 704 |
| Rear empty weight max | 428 |
| Payload min/max | 438/511 |
| Max Gross Vehicle Weight | 1570 |
| Max Gross Train Weight | 2550 |
| Max Braked Towing Weight | 980 |
| Max Braked Towing Weight (12% slope) | 980 |
| Max Unbraked Towing Weight | 565 |
| Max Roof Load | 80 |
DIMENSIONS
| DIMENSIONS | (mm) |
| Wheelbase | 2604 |
| Overall length | 4102 |
| Interior length | 1683 |
| Front overhang | 833 |
| Rear overhang | 665 |
| Front track | 1533 |
| Rear track | 1519 |
| Overall width excluding mirrors | 1753 |
| Overall width with door mirrors folded / opened | 1853 / 2012 |
| Unladen height without / with longitudinal roof bars | 1496 |
| Unladen height with tailgate open | 1976 |
| Lift in height unladen | 756 |
| Ground clearance unladen | 160 |
| Ground clearance with max. load | 130 |
| Approach angle | 17 |
| Ramp angle | N/A |
| Departure angle | 26 |
| INTERIOR | (mm) |
| Front elbow width | 1408 |
| Rear elbow width | 1406 |
| Shoulder room front | 1391 |
| Shoulder room rear | 1368 |
| Knee room in 2nd row | 186 |
| Headroom 1st row (front seats) | 898 |
| Headroom 2nd row (rear seats) | 878 |
| BOOT DIMENSIONS (mm) AND VOLUME (litres) | |
| Minimum boot volume (L) | 410 |
| Maximum boot volume (L) | 1455 |
| Maximum load length on floor level, without seats folded down/with seats folded down | 815 / 1517 |
| Rear opening height | 596 |
| Rear opening width upper/max/lower | 975 / 1021 / 950 |
| Interior width between wheel arches | 1026 |
| Boot height under parcel shelf on floor level/on bottom level | 559 |
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: SANDERO STEPWAY
| ENGINE | TCe 110 |
| Type | Direct Injection Turbo |
| Cylinders / valves | 3 cylinders / 12 valves |
| Capacity (cc) | 999 |
| Bore & Stroke (mm) | 72.2 x 81.36 |
| Max Power (hp) | 110 @ 5000-5250 rpm |
| Max Torque (Nm) | 200 @ 2900-3500 rpm |
| GEARBOX | |
| Drive Type | FWD |
| Gearbox Type | Manual |
| Number of Forward Gears | 6 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Max Speed (mph) | 111 |
| 0 – 62mph (seconds) | 10 |
| FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS | |
| Combined Cycle (mpg) | 50 |
| CO2 Emissions (g/km) | 128-129 |
| Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres) | 50 |
| STEERING | |
| Steering Type | Electric Power Steering |
| Turning Circle Between Kerbs (m) | 10.64 |
| Number of turns lock-to-lock | 3.26 |
| BRAKING | |
| Front Discs (mm) | 258 x 22 |
| Rear Drums (inches) | 8 |
| WHEELS AND TYRES | |
| Tyres | 205/60 R16 92H |
| WEIGHT (kg) | |
| Min empty weight | 1095 |
| Front empty weight min | 690 |
| Rear empty weight min | 405 |
| Max empty weight | 1149 |
| Front empty weight max | 711 |
| Rear empty weight max | 438 |
| Payload min / max | 436 / 490 |
| Max Gross Vehicle Weight | 1585 |
| Max Gross Train Weight | 2685 |
| Max Braked Towing Weight | 1100 |
| Max Braked Towing Weight (12% slope) | 1100 |
| Max Unbraked Towing Weight | 585 |
| Max Roof Load | 80 |
DIMENSIONS
| DIMENSIONS | (mm) |
| Wheelbase | 2604 |
| Overall length | 4102 |
| Interior length | 1683 |
| Front overhang | 833 |
| Rear overhang | 665 |
| Front track | 1520 |
| Rear track | 1509 |
| Overall width excluding mirrors | 1784 |
| Overall width with door mirrors folded / opened | 1853 / 2012 |
| Unladen height without/with longitudinal roof bars | 1535 / 1586 |
| Unladen height with tailgate open | 2012 |
| Lift in height unladen | 793 |
| Ground clearance unladen | 200 |
| Ground clearance with max. load | 170 |
| Approach angle | 19 |
| Ramp angle | NA |
| Departure angle | 29 |
| INTERIOR | (mm) |
| Front elbow width | 1408 |
| Rear elbow width | 1406 |
| Shoulder room front | 1391 |
| Shoulder room rear | 1368 |
| Knee room in 2nd row | 186 |
| Headroom 1st row (front seats) | 898 |
| Headroom 2nd row (rear seats) | 878 |
| BOOT DIMENSIONS (mm) AND VOLUME (litres) | |
| Minimum boot volume (L) | 410 |
| Maximum boot volume (L) | 1455 |
| Maximum load length on floor level, without seats folded down / with seats folded down | 815 /1517 |
| Rear opening height | 596 |
| Rear opening width upper / max / lower | 975/ 1021/ 950 |
| Interior width between wheel arches | 1026 |
| Boot height under parcel shelf on floor level / on bottom level | 559 |