Pass rate
77.0%
Around average — 12.5 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 87 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£67
2019 DS DS7 Crossback MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 50,627 mi
Only 87 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
40.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 77.0% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 77.0% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.0%
- Typical mileage
- 51k mi
The 2019 DS DS7 Crossback MOT pass rate is 77.0% of its MOT tests — 12.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 40.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how DS DS7 Crossback does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.9× the national share
Brakes make up 40.2% of everything recorded on the 2019 DS Ds7 Crossback, against 20.9% nationally — 19.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 89.5%; this one manages 77.0% — 12.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 87 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 2019 DS DS7 Crossback compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 12.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.0%. The median 2019 DS DS7 Crossback in this dataset had covered 50,627 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.5% of the time, April–September 78.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", noted on 5.75% of tests.
- 87 recorded tests behind this page.
- 77.0% overall pass rate, 71.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the DS DS7 Crossback, the average is 77.0% — best year 2019 (77.0%), worst 2019 (77.0%).
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
- 87
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,627 mi
- Make and model
- DS DS7 Crossback
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the DS7 Crossback MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the DS7 Crossback
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 16 | 87.5% |
| Scotland | 15 | 86.7% |
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 2019 DS7 Crossback
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 2019 DS7 Crossback
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 tyre tread 5.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 4.6% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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.
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Check the brakes 3.5% 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.
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 2019 DS7 Crossback through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£67 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£67
- Cheapest common item: daytime running lamps not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 87 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 →
Compare the 2019 DS DS7 Crossback 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- SsangYong Musso 74.3%
- Renault Zoe 80.5%
- Renault Grand Scenic 81.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 82.1%
- Fiat Fiorino 83.1%
- Vauxhall Combo 83.4%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 DS DS7 Crossback 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 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 43 | 40.20% | 20.89% | +19.31 |
| Tyres | 36 | 33.60% | 19.76% | +13.84 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8 | 7.50% | 12.21% | −4.71 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 4.70% | 5.57% | −0.87 |
| Steering | 4 | 3.70% | 2.57% | +1.13 |
| Suspension | 3 | 2.80% | 20.98% | −18.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3 | 2.80% | 5.52% | −2.72 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 2.80% | 4.18% | −1.38 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0.90% | 4.97% | −4.07 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 0.90% | 0.75% | +0.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 5.8% | £45–95 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £60–150 |
| Daytime running lamps not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.1% | £80–250 |
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 | 27.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 23.0% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 19.5% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–120 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 2.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 9 | 88.9% | 24,656 mi |
| 30-60k | 44 | 77.3% | 45,797 mi |
| 60-90k | 30 | 76.7% | 72,316 mi |
| 90-120k | 4 | 50.0% | 105,149 mi |
Source: 87 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.
2019 DS7 Crossback MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 DS DS7 Crossback?
77.0% of the 87 2019 DS DS7 Crossback tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 71.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 DS DS7 Crossback?
The three most recorded items are tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.75%), position lamp not working (4.60%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (3.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 DS DS7 Crossback MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.9% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 DS DS7 Crossback in this dataset had covered 50,627 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 DS DS7 Crossback MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.