# DS Automobiles DS 3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The DS Automobiles DS 3 passes its MOT first time 67% of the time, from 36,163 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 67%
- MOT tests analysed: 36,163 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 34,568 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2023 | Electric | 20 (few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1,086 | 89% |
| 2022 | Electric | 711 | 84% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 88 (few mots) | 77% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 784 | 80% |
| 2021 | Electric | 754 | 78% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 125 | 86% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 979 | 79% |
| 2020 | Electric | 428 | 79% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 218 | 82% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2,331 | 82% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 181 | 79% |
| 2019 | Electric | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 2,845 | 71% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 588 | 67% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 5,843 | 67% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 1,320 | 63% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 7,675 | 64% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 3,838 | 57% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 3,569 | 60% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 2,738 | 52% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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