Pass rate
87.7%
Above average — 0.2 pts behind the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 228 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£109
2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 45,468 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
38.6% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2018 87.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 83.3% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 4.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 86.2%
- Typical mileage
- 45k mi
The 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT pass rate is 87.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 38.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.0× the national share
Tyres make up 38.6% of everything recorded on the 2018 DS Ds7 C-Back Ultraprstg, against 19.8% nationally — 18.8 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 19% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 228 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 0.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 86.2%. The median 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg in this dataset had covered 45,468 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 87.2% of the time, April–September 88.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.95% of tests.
- 228 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.7% overall pass rate, 86.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg, the average is 86.9% — best year 2018 (87.7%), worst 2019 (83.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 228
- Typical mileage (median)
- 45,468 mi
- Make and model
- DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 48 | 91.7% |
| Scotland | 33 | 81.8% |
| North West | 30 | 83.3% |
| South West | 26 | 76.9% |
| East of England | 22 | 95.5% |
| London | 19 | 78.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 4.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the brakes 1.8% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the lights 1.8% of tests
“headlamp aim too low”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£109 — and 19% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£109
- Cheapest common item: driver's view to the front outside the swept…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 19%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 228 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2018 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 83.3% to 87.7% — a spread of 4.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2018 87.7%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 83.3% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Kia Sportage 87.7%
- Skoda Superb 87.7%
- Audi Q7 87.7%
- Volvo V90 87.7%
- Fiat 500X 87.7%
- Kia Optima 87.7%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 170 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 66 | 38.60% | 19.76% | +18.84 |
| Brakes | 50 | 29.20% | 20.89% | +8.31 |
| Suspension | 14 | 8.20% | 20.98% | −12.78 |
| Visibility | 13 | 7.60% | 4.97% | +2.63 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 12 | 7.00% | 12.21% | −5.21 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4 | 2.30% | 5.52% | −3.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3 | 1.80% | 5.57% | −3.77 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.80% | 4.18% | −2.38 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
| Road Wheels | 2 | 1.20% | 0.75% | +0.45 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.0% | £80–200 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.8% | £30–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Driver's view to the front outside the swept area of the windscreen wipers restricted by an obstruction Visibility | Minor | 0.88% | £8–22 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.88% | £45–95 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.88% | £5–25 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.88% | £5–25 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Major | 0.44% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 41 | 95.1% | 24,066 mi |
| 30-60k | 128 | 82.8% | 43,422 mi |
| 60-90k | 53 | 92.5% | 71,227 mi |
| 90-120k | 6 | 100.0% | 99,893 mi |
Source: 228 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg?
87.7% of the 228 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 86.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.95%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.75%), headlamp aim too low (1.75%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 95.1% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg in this dataset had covered 45,468 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 DS DS7 C-Back Ultraprstg MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 87.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.