Citroen DS5 MOT reliability

Citroen DS5s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 3,899 tests in 2025. 3,451 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

3,899

Still licensed (GB)

3,451

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

2015 diesel

373 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 78,839 (most between 60,903 and 99,198).

2017: 92% → 2018: 82% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 74% → 2023: 68% → 2024: 66% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (10.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.8%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (3.8%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (3.5%)
Ball joint excessively worn (2.9%)

2015 ed

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 57%. Typical mileage 95,307 (most between 79,938 and 99,964).

2017: 100% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 46% → 2025: 57%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (14.3%)
Brake pads: incorrectly mounted (14.3%)
Pedal: anti-slip provision missing (14.3%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (14.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (14.3%)

2015 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 64,159 (most between 57,402 and 107,125).

2018: 75% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 80% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (33.3%)

Where 2015 DS5s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

12.9%

Lights & electrics

11.8%

Suspension & axles

11.0%

Wheels & tyres

8.6%

Brakes

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

5.1%

Steering

3.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.9%

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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.