# Citroen DS3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Citroen DS3 passes its MOT first time 52% of the time, from 68,173 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 52%
- MOT tests analysed: 68,173 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 59,354 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 57% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 152 | 66% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 73 (few mots) | 56% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 4,385 | 59% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 3,888 | 52% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 8,871 | 55% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 8,450 | 51% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 8,954 | 55% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 8,075 | 49% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 6,940 | 47% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 6,515 | 52% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 4,714 | 48% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 3,647 | 52% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,814 | 49% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1,568 | 52% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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