Dacia Bigster vs Tesla Model Y
Figures updated
The Dacia Bigster and Tesla Model Y are both new family SUVs. We compare the Mk1 (2025–) Bigster and the Juniper (2025–) Model Y on price, size, boot space, performance, safety, official economy and running costs.
The short answer
The Tesla Model Y comes out ahead, with the bigger boot; the Dacia Bigster is close on everything else.
- The Tesla Model Y has the biggest boot: 822 litres, 145 more than the Dacia Bigster.
- Euro NCAP safety: Dacia Bigster 3 stars (2024), Tesla Model Y 5 stars (2025). Ratings from different years aren't directly comparable, as the tests get tougher.
- No MOT reliability comparison yet: the Dacia Bigster and the Tesla Model Y are too new for MOT records (cars first take an MOT at three years old).
| Figure | Dacia BigsterMk1 (2025–), 5-door SUV | Tesla Model YJuniper (2025–), 5-door SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Price and practicality | ||
| Price newUK list prices, across the range | £25,215 to £29,515July 2026 price list | – |
| Body | 5-door SUV | 5-door SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| BootSeats up / folded | 677 litres / 1,937 | 822 litres / 2,022 (best) |
| Length | 4,570mm | 4,797mm |
| WidthWithout mirrors | 1,813mm | 1,920mm |
| Height | 1,712mm | 1,624mm |
| Performance | ||
| Power | 140–158 PS | – |
| 0–62mph | 9.7–9.8 sec | – |
| Safety | ||
| Euro NCAP ratingTests get tougher each year | ★★★★★ (2024) | ★★★★★ (2025) |
| Economy and emissions | ||
| Fuel types | Hybrid, Petrol | Electric |
| Official economyVersions of this generation | 46.3–61.4 mpg | – |
| CO2 | 105–137 g/km | – |
| Electric range | – | 311–411 miles |
| Running costs at 7,500 miles a year | ||
| Petrol or hybrid171.8p a litre, today's UK average | £1,120 (52.3 mpg) | – |
| Electric, charged at home26.3p per kWh standard tariff | – | £548 (4 mi/kWh) |
| Cheapest version to fuelWhichever fuel costs least | £1,120 (petrol) | £548 (electric) |
| Car tax a yearCars registered from April 2017 | £200 | £200 |
| About the cars | ||
| Type | Family SUV | Family SUV |
| Owners' average miles a year | – | – |
| On sale | 2025 on | 2025 on |
Green marks the better figure where the difference is more than 3%. Reliability figures cover every version of each model tested in the year. Running costs use the typical official economy of recent versions (WLTP where available); real-world economy is usually a little worse for every car.
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Frequently asked questions
›Is the Dacia Bigster or the Tesla Model Y more reliable?
It's too early to say from MOT records: the Dacia Bigster and the Tesla Model Y are too new, as cars take their first MOT at three years old.
›Which is bigger, the Dacia Bigster or the Tesla Model Y?
The Tesla Model Y is 227mm longer (4,797mm against 4,570mm). The Tesla Model Y has the bigger boot: 822 litres against 677.
›Which is safer, the Dacia Bigster or the Tesla Model Y?
Euro NCAP gave the Dacia Bigster 3 stars (2024) and the Tesla Model Y 5 stars (2025). Euro NCAP makes its tests tougher every few years, so ratings from different years aren't directly comparable.
›Should I buy the Dacia Bigster or the Tesla Model Y?
The Tesla Model Y comes out ahead, with the bigger boot; the Dacia Bigster is close on everything else. The comparison above sets out price, space, performance, safety, running costs and reliability side by side.
Sources: manufacturers' UK specifications and price lists and Euro NCAP (listed on each model's page); DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0); Vehicle Certification Agency car fuel data, © Crown copyright, VCA cannot accept liability for its accuracy; fuel prices from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited under each picture.