DS4, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
6,532 DS4s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 69% of initial MOT tests, 3.3 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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DS4 at the MOT
69% of 5,360 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the DS4 367th of 575 models. DS4s aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 64.1%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
DS4 tests in 2025.
Where DS4s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on DS4 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (13.5%), coil spring fractured or broken (11%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.8%).
The MOT page lists every common DS4 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The DS4's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.19.7% of DS4 failure items
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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.19.1% of DS4 failure items
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Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels.16.4% of DS4 failure items
DS4s in the UK
6,532 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 2nd most of any DS. The number licensed has grown 107% since the end of 2016.
- Change since 2016
- +107%from 3,159 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2017half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2017 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 326against 2,540 in 2016
- Declared off the road
- 2203.3% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed DS4s since 2015
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2015 | 875 |
| End of 2016 | 3,159 |
| End of 2017 | 4,171 |
| End of 2018 | 4,534 |
| End of 2019 | 4,593 |
| End of 2020 | 4,568 |
| End of 2021 | 4,626 |
| End of 2022 | 5,538 |
| End of 2023 | 6,338 |
| End of 2024 | 6,554 |
| End of 2025 | 6,684 |
| End of June 2026 | 6,532 |
How old they are
Licensed DS4s by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | 326 |
| 2024 | 315 | 364 |
| 2023 | 877 | 924 |
| 2022 | 911 | 1,015 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 368 | 407 |
| 2017 | 936 | 1,075 |
| 2016 | 2,192 | 2,540 |
| 2015 | 754 | 895 |
754 DS4s first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 84% of the 895 first registered that year.
DS4 engines and fuel
1.6 litre engines made up 66% of DS4 MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.2 litre at 21%. Diesel accounts for 53% of licensed DS4s and petrol for 34%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 5,360 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed DS4s
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 2,245 | 34% |
| Diesel | 3,482 | 53% |
| Plug-in hybrid | 686 | 11% |
| Hybrid electric | 119 | 2% |
DS4 recalls
6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the DS4. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every DS4 is affected.
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Jun 2026 R/2026/230
VSM software Interior door handles
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles may experience an unexpected deactivation of the interior door handles when the key is in engine-running mode which could result in occupants being unable to exit.
- Remedy
- Update the Vehicle Supervision Module software.
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Jun 2026 R/2026/197
Risk of wrong fuel pipe routing
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles may have an incorrectly routed fuel pipe at risk of contact with other components which could lead to a fuel leak or risk of fire.
- Remedy
- Check the correct routing of the fuel pipe and replace if necessary.
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Apr 2026 R/2026/175
VSM software missing AEB telltale in case of blind camera
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On certain DS vehicles the Automatic Emergency Braking Assist telltale fails to illuminate if the front camera is blocked. No AEB warning telltale meaning no warning light appears in the instrument cluster. An additional pop-up appears for around 10 seconds at each key on/key off (Driving Assistance Sensor Blind: clean sensor see User Manual). The Automatic Emergency Braking system is operating in a degraded mode but remains functional due to radar support.
- Remedy
- To rectify this issue we will update the Vehicle System Management software
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Jul 2025 R/2025/284
DS Automobiles Fuel Pipe
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles there may be loose connections between a high-pressure fuel pipe and the engine fuel rail which potentially could lead to a leak and risk of fire.
- Remedy
- Retighten the affected connections.
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Feb 2025 R/2025/057
DS DS4 Fuel Pipe Leakage
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Affected vehicles may face potential leakage of the under-bonnet fuel pipe due to a weakness of its crimping.
- Remedy
- Change the fuel pipe.
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May 2023 R/2023/165
Affected vehicles may have been supplied with a charging cable that was not according to specification (a risk of a wrong safety calibration feature of the temperature sensor of the charging cable pins). In worst-case this could lead to a thermal incident during charging
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Check charge cable date and replace if necessary.
Other DS Automobiles models
The most-tested DS Automobiles models in 2025, against the DS4's 69% MOT pass rate.
DS4 FAQs
How many DS4s are there in the UK?
6,532 DS4s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 220 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the 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 69% first-time pass rate for the DS4 across 5,360 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the DS4 had any recalls?
6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the DS4. The most recent was published in June 2026. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used DS4?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and body, chassis, structure. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a DS4's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the DS Automobiles history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the DS Automobiles VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.