DS Automobiles MOT pass rates and used models

DS Automobiles cars passed 68.8% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.5 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average and 44th of 63 makes. Across the range, the DS7 scored highest at 83.5% and the DS3 lowest at 66.9%.

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Every DS Automobiles model ranked

First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.

Model	Pass rate	vs DS Automobiles	Tests	Avg age
DS7	83.5%	14.7 pts above	4,285	5.2 yrs
DS4	69%	Level	5,360	7.7 yrs
DS3	66.9%	1.9 pts below	36,163	7.8 yrs

The DS7 and DS3 are 16.6 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.

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DS Automobiles pass rate by age

Every DS Automobiles tested in 2025, split by the car's age at test.

Age at test	Tests	Pass rate
3 to 5 years	8,096	82.1%
6 to 10 years	36,252	64.3%

DS Automobiles pass rates fall by 17.9 percentage points between the youngest and oldest groups, so compare a model with others of a similar age rather than with the headline figure.

Checking a used DS Automobiles

Model averages describe the range, not the car in front of you. The DS Automobiles history check covers finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper records for one registration. To confirm a car's identity, see what a DS Automobiles VIN should look like.

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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.