DS DS5 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

DS DS5 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The DS DS5 passed on its first attempt in 77.0%, and its overall record sits 0.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the DS DS5 in the 2023–2025 data: 4,743 tests across 4 model years (2015–2018). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common DS DS5 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the DS DS5, the Body, chassis, structure section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the DS DS5's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded DS DS5 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the DS DS5, each with how many of the model's 4,743 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 248 DS DS5 tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 208 DS DS5 tests, 4.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 141 DS DS5 tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 89 DS DS5 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 86 DS DS5 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 63 DS DS5 tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst DS DS5 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest DS DS5 model year on record is 2018 (86.3% across 388 tests), and the weakest is 2015 (77.6%). The gap between them is 8.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

DS DS5 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 3.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for DS DS5 Owners

These checks follow this DS DS5's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a DS DS5.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the DS DS5. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: DS DS5 MOT & Reliability