Pass rate
88.3%
Above average — 0.4 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 154 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £22–£54
2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 52,598 mi
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Most common fault
Tyres
33.6% 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 2021 91.7% pass
- Avoid 2019 85.0% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 6.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.1%
- Typical mileage
- 53k mi
The 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge MOT pass rate is 88.3% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 33.6% of everything recorded on the 2018 DS Ds7 Crossback Prstge, against 19.8% nationally — 13.8 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.
- Based on a small sample. 154 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 Crossback Prstge compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 0.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.1%. The median 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge in this dataset had covered 52,598 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.4% of the time, April–September 87.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", noted on 3.25% of tests.
- 154 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.3% overall pass rate, 87.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the DS DS7 Crossback Prstge, the average is 88.0% — best year 2021 (91.7%), worst 2019 (85.0%).
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
- 154
- Typical mileage (median)
- 52,598 mi
- Make and model
- DS DS7 Crossback Prstge
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 Prstge MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the DS7 Crossback Prstge
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 20 | 95.0% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 94.4% |
| Yorkshire | 18 | 94.4% |
| Scotland | 17 | 88.2% |
| East Midlands | 16 | 75.0% |
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 Crossback Prstge
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 Crossback Prstge
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 3.3% 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 wipers and washers 1.9% of tests
“washers provides insufficient washer liquid”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the brakes 1.3% 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 2018 DS7 Crossback Prstge through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £22–£54 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £22–£54
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: brake performance not tested unable to be…
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 154 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 Crossback Prstge, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2018 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 85.0% to 91.7% — a spread of 6.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2018 88.3%tread depth below requirements of…
- 2019 85.0% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2020 90.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2021 91.7% tread depth below requirements of…
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 Crossback Prstge 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
- Hyundai Santa Fe 88.3%
- BMW 120 88.3%
- Fiat Fullback 88.3%
- Hyundai Tucson 88.2%
- Volvo XC90 88.2%
- Volkswagen Touareg 88.2%
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 Crossback Prstge 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 146 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 | 49 | 33.60% | 19.76% | +13.84 |
| Brakes | 38 | 26.00% | 20.89% | +5.11 |
| Suspension | 16 | 11.00% | 20.98% | −9.98 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 9.60% | 4.18% | +5.42 |
| Visibility | 11 | 7.50% | 4.97% | +2.53 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 4.10% | 12.21% | −8.11 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 3.40% | 5.52% | −2.12 |
| Steering | 5 | 3.40% | 2.57% | +0.83 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.40% | 5.57% | −4.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 3.3% | £45–95 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 1.9% | £5–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.9% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.3% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Rectified | 1.3% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Rectified | 0.65% | £18–45 |
| Brake performance not tested unable to be tested Brakes | Major | 0.65% | £60–150 |
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 | 18.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.2% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 4.5% | £40–150 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.9% | £20–80 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 14 | 92.9% | 19,606 mi |
| 30-60k | 79 | 91.1% | 44,577 mi |
| 60-90k | 52 | 84.6% | 72,960 mi |
| 90-120k | 9 | 77.8% | 102,971 mi |
Source: 154 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 Crossback Prstge MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge?
88.3% of the 154 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 87.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge?
The three most recorded items are tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.25%), washers provides insufficient washer liquid (1.95%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.95%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.9% of the time, falling to 77.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge in this dataset had covered 52,598 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 DS DS7 Crossback Prstge MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 87.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.