We bought this Renault Duster from https://automama.ru, a used car retail chain where each car undergoes a thorough inspection and diagnostics. At Automama, you can buy a car with a warranty and get honest information about its condition online. Renault Duster I Years of production – 2011-present Restyling – 2015 Prices – from 400,000 to 1,200,000 rubles Duster is not a classic all-terrain vehicle. It does not have a downshift, and the all-wheel drive is built around a strong, but still a clutch. By and large, this is a high all-wheel drive Logan, and there have never been any complaints about Logan, even from taxi drivers. But there are questions about Duster. The body rigidity of the first cars is insufficient. In 2012, the length of the welded seam along the trunk opening was increased. The body became a little stiffer - cracks at the junction of the roof and sides stopped creeping along the paint. Acrylic paint wears off and becomes chipped in 2-3 years. The thick seal on the thresholds rubs off the enamel down to the metal. The rear arches and doors should be immediately sealed with transparent film. The silver paint on the bumpers peels off in a couple of years, and the headlights become cloudy. Before restyling, there were no seals under the washer nozzles. The washer fluid sometimes leaks onto the ignition coils - this costs 50 thousand rubles. Many continue to drive on three cylinders - unburned fuel gets into the neutralizer, shortening its life. Additional tuning is needed for off-road driving. The gasoline version will have to cover the neutralizer, rear gearbox and fuel tank with protection. The standard protection of the transmission clutch wiring is a fiction. The capricious and unreliable automatic transmissions from the DP0 family on the Duster behave decently. But they like preheating. Driving "cold" finishes off the valve block. If you renew the lubricant every 80-100 thousand kilometers, the hydraulics will last about 150 thousand, and the steel insides - about a quarter of a million kilometers. Sometimes the oil completely leaks from the manual transmission of cars of the first years of production. The reason is incorrectly installed oil seals. The main problem is the clutch and its weak springs. The slave cylinder and the release bearing are combined into a single capricious unit. It can last 150 thousand, or only 50. Off-road, the cardan suffers. Renault offers to buy an expensive "shaft plus crosspieces" kit, but good mechanics who know how to change crosspieces and balance everything on the stand are still hard to find. Imbalance harms the entire transmission, and due to broken crosspieces, the cardan can break. CV joints last about 200 thousand. The clutch on cars of the first two years of production was glitchy. The oil level in the gearbox and transfer case requires an unscheduled check and renewal of these fluids every 70-75 thousand. The suspension can withstand impact. The struts and bushings of the front stabilizer last from 50 to 70 thousand km, ball joints, rear shock absorbers, rear wheel bearings and rear stabilizer struts will run more than 100 thousand. Front shock absorbers, silent blocks, bearings - from 120 thousand km. There are two gasoline engines, with a volume of 1.6 or 2 liters. Before restyling, these were K4M and F4R units, respectively. In both, if the timing belt breaks, the pistons are guaranteed to bend the valves. The "two" is much more popular, although it has more weak points. The most delicate phase regulator clutches often die at 80 thousand. Listen to how the engine works: when hot, there should be no diesel crackling from under the hood. Another problem is early clogging of oil scraper rings. If the mileage is 150 thousand, and the oil appetite has increased alarmingly - these are clogged rings. The 1.6 engine has a longer service life, and fewer problems with it, but many are common with the 2.0: dying crankshaft sensors, crankcase ventilation overgrown with dirt and an air filter that is too small, weak rollers of the drive belt of attachments, a valve cover sweating oil, throttle body gaskets. In 2015, instead of the "Renault" 1.6, they began to install the "Nissan" H4M, assembled in Togliatti. This is a good option with a reliable timing chain drive and the absence of hydraulic compensators. Of the minor troubles - a burnt-out gasket of the inlet pipe and the right engine mount, which breaks with or without reason. The 1.5-liter turbodiesel loves good fuel, from the "swill" the piezo injectors die after 15-20 thousand kilometers. Oil service is mandatory every 7-10 thousand, otherwise the turbocharger cartridge will have to be updated long before the planned 150-200 thousand. In the worst case, the old oil will kill the connecting rod bearings. The restyled cars after 2015 have a slightly different diesel engine. The series is the same, but the power is 109 "horses" instead of ninety, variable turbine geometry and a particulate filter. There are no complaints about these two systems. And even the injectors are stronger than those of the predecessor. But the high-pressure fuel pump, on the contrary, is weaker, but still lasts 150 thousand kilometers. So, which Duster to choose? All-wheel drive or front-wheel drive, automatic or manual? If you are not going to climb through mud and gullies, it is better to take the simplest option: 1.6, front-wheel drive and mechanics. Such a device will not be demolished.