I have owned 6 Dusters all brand new so probably not an ideal candidate to give my opinion, I have had problems a new gearbox in my first 4x4 Duster after 1500 miles, a wiper motor failure on my second 4x4 Duster, Leaking Windscreen on my third 4x2 Duster, my latest a Duster 4x4 DCI extreme is now 1 month old, I have cured the annoying rattle from behind the dash and simply switched off the annoying blind spot monsters that constantly false alarm, saying that I have had new LR, Porsche,BMW cars with problems also.
Dusters seem to grow on you, they are unpretentious and do what it says on the tin, yes they have problems but in my experience so do a lot of manufacturers, especially JLR, during all of the issues with Dusters my local dealer Griffin Mill in Treforest has always gone the extra mile to sort them out, big thank you to Ben, far better service than the other manufacturers that I have experience with.
All cars have problems but if the dealer is efficient in sitting them out then although it is an inconvenience the dealership experience makes up for that.
I will take a look at the new 4x4 Duster but am really concerned regarding the choice of engine, If they are still manufacturing Duster Diesels for other markets surely even if it is a special order they could supply a UK spec car????
DRW