Citroen DS Automobiles MOT reliability

Citroen DS Automobiless passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 102 tests in 2025. 368 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

102

Still licensed (GB)

368

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2019 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 51,451 (most between 38,713 and 56,248).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

2019 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 57,068 (most between 50,090 and 64,045).

2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Washers: not working (50.0%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (50.0%)

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.