DS MOT failure rates by model
DS cars fail 20.9% of MOT tests. Here is every DS model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for DS cars?
Across 394,127 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 20.9% of DS cars fail. That is 4.8 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The DS models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS Ds3 | 21.6% | 307,272 | Suspension |
| DS Ds4 | 20.7% | 46,156 | Tyres |
| DS Ds5 | 18.5% | 13,260 | Tyres |
| DS DS | 15.3% | 6,926 | Suspension |
| DS Ds7 | 14.5% | 20,297 | Tyres |
Which DS fails its MOT most, and which least?
The DS Ds3 has the highest failure rate at 21.6%, and the DS Ds7 the lowest at 14.5%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain