54.6%
Citroën DS4 pass rate
Used Citroën DS4 buying guide
In 2025, Citroën DS4 cars passed 54.6% of 9,559 initial MOT tests, 17.7 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Citroën DS4 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−17.7
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the DS4 sits 542nd of 575 models in the data. Citroën as a brand averaged 63.5%, so this model runs 8.9 points behind its own brand. Citroën DS4 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 58.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Citroën DS4 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the DS4 compares with similar cars.
DS4 fuel types
Diesel made up 90.4% of Citroën DS4 MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the DS4 fails its MOT
Where Citroën DS4 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (10.1%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8%) and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (6.9%). See every common DS4 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Citroën DS4 that failed, not a claim that every DS4 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used DS4?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 24.6% of DS4 failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 23.3% of DS4 failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 16.2% of DS4 failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 11.3% of DS4 failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 9.2% of DS4 failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Citroën DS4 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Citroën models
The most-tested Citroën models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the DS4.
Used Citroën DS4 FAQs
Is the Citroën DS4 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 54.6% first-time pass rate for the Citroën DS4 across 9,559 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Citroën DS4 cars fail their MOT more often?
Citroën DS4 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 58.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 53.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Citroën DS4?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Citroën DS4's history?
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.