DS Automobiles DS 7 MOT reliability

DS Automobiles DS 7s passed their MOT first time 83% of the time across 4,285 tests in 2025. 5,225 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

83%

MOTs analysed

4,285

Still licensed (GB)

5,225

Body type

Hatchback

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

2021 diesel

218 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 35,634 (most between 28,513 and 46,738).

2023: 100% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.7%)
Position lamp: not working (1.8%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.4%)
Daytime running lamps: not working (1.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.9%)

2021 hybrid

206 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 33,756 (most between 23,414 and 46,370).

2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.4%)
Daytime running lamps: not working (1.5%)
Condition: not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (1.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.0%)

2021 petrol

164 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 30,827 (most between 24,068 and 40,049).

2023: 83% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.8%)
Position lamp: not working (1.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.6%)

Where 2021 DS 7s fail

Wheels & tyres

5.5%

Lights & electrics

3.7%

Visibility & wipers

3.2%

Brakes

2.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.4%

Steering

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.5%

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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.