Dacia Sandero Gains Hybrid 155 Power from £17,995 on the Road with 67mpg Quoted

• Dacia opened UK orders on 4 November 2026 for the Sandero hybrid 155 from £17,995 on the road and the Sandero Stepway hybrid 155 from £19,295.
• Both pair a 1.8-litre petrol engine with two electric motors and need no plug, and Dacia quotes 67mpg for the Sandero, 64mpg for the Stepway and 0 to 62mph in 8.3 seconds.
• Of the £17,995, £1,120 is first year road tax, the first registration fee and delivery, and GOV.UK sets the standard rate for hybrids at £200 a year from the second tax payment.

Dacia Says the Sandero Hybrid Can Spend Up to 80% of Town Driving on Electric Power

Dacia has fitted full hybrid power to the Sandero and Sandero Stepway for the first time, and UK orders opened on 4 November 2026. The Sandero hybrid 155 costs £17,995 on the road in Expression trim and £19,295 in Journey trim. The Sandero Stepway hybrid 155 costs £19,295 in Expression trim and £20,595 in Extreme trim.

Dacia quotes 67mpg combined for the Sandero and 64mpg for the Stepway. The tank holds 50 litres, about 11 gallons, so 67mpg works out at roughly 737 miles from a full tank and 64mpg at roughly 704 miles. That is arithmetic on the maker’s figure, not a tested range.

The £17,995 already contains £365 of first year road tax. From the second tax payment, GOV.UK sets the standard rate for hybrids at £200 for 12 months, which is £165 less than the first year amount in the price build. Dacia says the Sandero was Europe’s best-selling passenger car in 2024 and 2025 and the continent’s top choice among private buyers from 2017 onward.

What the £17,995 Buys Before You Drive Away

Dacia builds the Expression price from a basic £14,062.50 plus £2,812.50 of VAT at 20%, a retail price of £16,875. On top come £365 for first year road tax, £55 for the first registration fee and £700 for delivery. Those three charges total £1,120 and the on the road price lands at £17,995.

The same £1,120 sits on every version. Each step up the range costs £1,300: the Sandero Journey costs £1,300 more than the Sandero Expression, the Stepway Expression costs £1,300 more than the Sandero Expression, and the Stepway Extreme costs £1,300 more than the Stepway Expression. Journey and Stepway Expression share one price, £19,295, and a buyer at that budget has to pick between them.

Dacia has quoted no UK delivery date and no CO2 figure with these prices. Ask the retailer for both when you place an order.

How the Hybrid Drives Without a Plug

The Hybrid 155 system combines a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine of 1,789cc and 80kW with two electric motors, a traction motor and a high-voltage starter/generator, rated at 36kW. Peak torque is 172Nm from the petrol engine and 205Nm from the electric side. A 36kg battery of 1.4kWh stores the energy, and it charges from the petrol engine and from regenerative braking, so there is no cable and no charging stop.

The car always starts in electric mode. Dacia says the system can complete up to 80% of urban driving time on electric power, depending on driving conditions and use. The gearbox is an electrified automatic with no clutch: four gears serve the petrol engine and two serve electric driving, and the system picks the mix of petrol and electric power without input from the driver.

Dacia gives the performance figures as 0 to 62mph in 8.3 seconds and a top speed of 112mph for both bodies, and claims fuel consumption up to 40% lower than an equivalent petrol engine. Dacia’s Striker crossover uses the same Hybrid 155 powertrain, with prices from under £25,000, so the Sandero brings the system into a lower price bracket.

Drivers who prefer a plug-in system can look at the Omoda 7 plug-in hybrid, priced from £32,000 with a WLTP electric-only range of 56 miles and a battery that charges from the mains. The Sandero takes no cable.

What It Costs After the Showroom

Fuel is the running cost that varies with the driver. The 67mpg and 64mpg figures are Dacia’s combined cycle numbers. The Stepway is taller and runs 205/60 R16 tyres against 195/55 R16 on the Sandero, and Dacia quotes it 3mpg less.

After the first year the standard rate is £200 for a single 12 month payment, whether paid by Direct Debit or not. Twelve monthly Direct Debit payments total £210, and a six month payment costs £110, or £105 by Direct Debit. GOV.UK lists hybrids under alternative fuel vehicles, so they pay the same standard rate as petrol cars from the second payment. The £440 yearly supplement for cars with a list price above £40,000 never applies here: the dearest version, the Stepway Extreme, has a retail price of £19,475. Car tax raises serious money for the Treasury: the National Audit Office’s audit of DVLA’s 2025-26 accounts shows car tax income rose 8 percent to £9.0 billion.

Sandero or Stepway at £19,295

The choice at £19,295 comes down to equipment or ride height. The Sandero Journey adds a 7-inch digital driver display, the Media Nav Live system with a 10-inch touchscreen and real-time traffic information, an Arkamys six-speaker audio system, automatic air conditioning, keyless entry, heated front seats and steering wheel, a wireless smartphone charger, a Multiview camera, Blind Spot Warning and High Beam Assist on 16-inch Tamia alloy wheels.

The Stepway Expression spends the same money on a taller stance. Ground clearance rises from 166mm to 200mm, a gain of 34mm, and modular roof bars come as standard. Dacia lists a maximum roof load of 80kg for both bodies. It gets a 3.5-inch black-and-white driver display instead of the Journey’s 7-inch screen. The Stepway Extreme at £20,595 adds Extended Grip, a Multiview camera, Blind Spot Warning, heated seats and Copper Brown exterior details.

Practicality is close. Both bodies offer 410 litres of boot space with the rear seats up. Folded, the Sandero reaches 1,455 litres and the Stepway 1,445 litres. Braked towing is 1,100kg for both, unbraked towing is 665kg on the Sandero and 670kg on the Stepway, and payload runs from 449kg to 472kg on the Sandero and from 432kg to 464kg on the Stepway.

What Every Version Includes

The entry Expression trim comes with a 10-inch Media Display touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, DAB radio, Bluetooth, air conditioning, cruise control with a speed limiter, automatic lights and wipers, rear parking sensors and a reversing camera. Six airbags, ISOFIX mounting points in the outer rear seats, tyre pressure monitoring and emergency eCall are standard.

The driver assistance list covers Advanced Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning, Driver Attention Warning and Traffic Sign Recognition with Speed Alert. Blind Spot Warning arrives only on Journey and Extreme.

Lina Ribeiro, Dacia Brand Director for the UK, said: “Sandero has always been about giving customers more of what they actually use, without making them pay for things they don’t. Hybrid 155 fits that thinking perfectly. It brings automatic driving, electric power around town and lower fuel consumption, but there’s nothing extra to plug in or worry about.”

The buyer most likely to benefit is a town driver with no home charger who wants lower fuel bills without a change of habit. Compare the Journey and Stepway Expression side by side at £19,295, and get the delivery date from the retailer before deciding.

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