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DS Automobiles DS4
DS Automobiles DS4 MOT pass rate and common problems
The DS Automobiles DS4 passed 69% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
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How the DS4 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
68.8%
DS Automobiles average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The DS4 is level with the DS Automobiles average. It is 2nd of the 3 DS Automobiles models in the data. The average DS4 arrived at its test 7.7 years old with 59,728 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
DS4 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
DS Automobiles DS4 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.3% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 64.1%, a drop of 24.2 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 179 | 88.3% | 16 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 4,351 | 64.1% | 8.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where DS4 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on DS Automobiles DS4 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 38.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common DS4 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on DS Automobiles DS4 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 53.7% of everything testers recorded against failed DS Automobiles DS4 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a DS4
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 13.7% of failure items.
2
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 13.5% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 10.7% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 5.6% of failure items.
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DS Automobiles DS4 MOT FAQs
What is the DS Automobiles DS4 MOT pass rate?
69% of DS Automobiles DS4 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 5,360 tests. That is 3.3 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 367th of 575 models.
What does a DS Automobiles DS4 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on DS Automobiles DS4 cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 13.5% of failure items. Next were coil spring fractured or broken (11%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.8%).
Which area causes the most DS Automobiles DS4 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 19.7%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 19.1%.
Do older DS Automobiles DS4 cars fail their MOT more often?
DS Automobiles DS4 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.3% of MOT tests in 2025, against 64.1% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every DS Automobiles DS4 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every DS Automobiles DS4 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific DS Automobiles DS4's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.