The exterior received important changes in the front with a new chromed grille and redesigned headlights, restyled roof bars, new 16-inch wheels and modest modifications in the rear.

[16] The Dacia Duster features Bosch 8.1 ABS, as well as electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) and emergency brake assist (EBA).

[18][23] From June 2010, the Duster is also available in Ukraine, Jordan, Syria, Egypt and Lebanon and in some African countries badged as a Renault, while in 2011, it is sold in the Persian Gulf States.

[27] The first-generation Duster was manufactured at the Avtoframos plant in Moscow, Russia with about 80,000 annual quantities, being available since 1 March 2012 with prices starting from about $14,400[28] and reaching 200,000 sales in 2.5 years.

As of 2014, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Romania and Luxembourg are the only countries in the European Union where the LPG version was not offered by Dacia.

[46] The Duster was originally imported from India, where it was also produced under the Dacia brand for other right-hand drive markets, namely the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta.

It is succeeded by the B0 platform-based Nissan Kicks in India.The Travec Tecdrah TTi is an off-road vehicle based on the first gen Dacia Duster,[56] launched in 2011.

British motoring journalist Jonny Smith took the Duster on a road test in Morocco for the Fifth Gear TV programme, describing it as "brilliant"; "I really like this".

[67][68] In India, the Renault Duster received the "2013 Indian Car of the Year" award from a jury comprising leading automotive magazines of the country.

[69] A second generation was announced between 14 and 24 September 2017 during the Frankfurt Motor Show with the production models reaching the Romanian market in November 2017.

Although it is near-identical in terms of dimensions, according to Renault design chief, Laurens van den Acker, every body panel is new.

[91] In January 2020, Dacia presented the Duster Eco-G at the Brussels Motor Show equipped with the 3-cylinder 1.0 TCe 100 hp running on LPG.

Developed in collaboration with the Romanian engineering consultancy and coachbuilder Romturingia from Câmpulung who converted, at around €3,000 each, around 500 Dusters into pickups starting in 2014 for Romanian utility company OMV Petrom,[93][94] the Duster Pick-Up features a 1.65 m (5.4 ft) length cargo bed with a loading capacity of 1,000 L (220 imp gal; 260 US gal) and a maximum payload of 500 kg (1,100 lb), has a ground clearance of 224 mm (8.8 in), and is equipped with the Blue dCi diesel engine that develops 115 hp (86 kW) and 260 N⋅m (190 lbf⋅ft) of torque.

It was criticised for the poor range of equipment in the lowest trim level, considering its price, for its plasticky, dark-coloured and "cheap-feeling" interior, the lack of light for the vanity mirror or the noisy electric motor for the windows.

[105] The Dacia Duster Pick-up facelift, manufactured by Romturingia and approved by the brand, is available in France from November 2022 from the specialist Borel.

[106] Dacia presented the special edition in March 2019 at the Geneva Motor Show, being launched under the names Charisma or Ultimate in some markets, and in Romania it was known as Techroad.

The design and general technical specifications of the third generation Duster were previewed by the Bigster concept car,[119] presented on January 14, 2021, during the Renaulution restructuring plan.

[135][121] The third-generation Duster is marketed under the Renault marque in India, Brazil, Ukraine, South America, Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.

[128][142] In total, 20% of the plastic used in the Duster III will be recycled, a material called Starkle introduced by the Manifesto concept,[143] that will have a non-homogeneous composition, not being painted.

[143] Also in the back, it can be offered with an optional Sleep Pack, which comes with a folding double bed accompanied by a table and storage area.

[129][130] With the Duster, Dacia is launching a new accessory system called Youclip, composed of a series of square-shaped supports positioned throughout the car, each capable of withstanding around 8 kg (18 lb) of force.

Developed on the CMF-B platform, shared with the Logan, Sandero and Jogger, the third generation is available for the first time with a mild-hybrid and full-hybrid powertrain, along with a bi-fuel option.

[121] It is therefore equipped with automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and two-wheeler detection, traffic sign recognition with overspeed alert, lane keep warning and alert, drowsiness monitoring, rear park assist and emergency stop signal, with cruise control/cruise limiter being standard on all versions, as is automatic low-beam headlamps.

[153] A competition version of the Duster, fitted with a 350 hp (261 kW) V6 petrol engine and driven by Alain Prost, took part in the 2009–2010 edition of the French ice racing championship Andros Trophy,[158] finishing in second place at the end of the season.

The Dacia Duster 'No Limit' was powered by an 850 bhp version of the VR38DETT engine, used in the Nissan GT-R, mated to a six-speed sequential transmission.

The car was tuned by Tork Engineering, Sodemo and Renault Sport and was driven by three-time Trophée Andros winner Jean-Phillipe Dayraut.

They were powered by 3.5-litre V6 engines, developing over 300 hp (224 kW), and were driven by Emiliano Spataro and José García, with Benjamin Lozada and Javier Mauricio as co-drivers.

[162] For the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Dakar Rally the Renault Dusters were significantly changed and now feature a Nissan VK50VE V8 engine, SADEV gearbox, Reiger shock absorbers and Powerbrake 6-piston calipers.

[163] Renault Design Central Europe presented a concept car named Dacia Duster at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.

[170] It featured a bright green and matte black paint scheme, a raised ride height, roof racks and a spare tire atop, but no other details were given.