# DS Automobiles DS 5 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The DS Automobiles DS 5 passes its MOT first time 71% of the time, from 1,302 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 71%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,302 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,187 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 110 | 81% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 253 | 78% |
| 2017 | ED | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 511 | 69% |
| 2016 | ED | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 375 | 65% |
| 2015 | ED | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |

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