DS DS 9 MOT reliability

DS DS 9s passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 83 tests in 2025. 138 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 83 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

83

Still licensed (GB)

138

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age.

In detail:

First registered

2021 hybrid

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 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 82%. Typical mileage 27,250 (most between 23,250 and 31,750).

2023: 100% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 82%

Combined model spellings: DS 9, DS9. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

Most common failures

Registration plates: inscription illegible (5.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.9%)
Washers: not working (5.9%)

2021 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 100%. Typical mileage 39,500 (most between 28,750 and 47,250).

2024: 67% → 2025: 100%

Combined model spellings: DS 9, DS9. Mileage percentiles and individual failure rankings are unavailable for this combined group.

Where 2021 DS 9s fail

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

5.9%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).