DS DS7 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

DS DS7 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The DS DS7 passed on its first attempt in 84.8%, and its overall record sits +5.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the DS DS7 in the 2023–2025 data: 5,886 tests across 4 model years (2018–2021). 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 DS7 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the DS DS7, 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 DS7's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded DS DS7 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the DS DS7, each with how many of the model's 5,886 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 176 DS DS7 tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 125 DS DS7 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 104 DS DS7 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 85 DS DS7 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 70 DS DS7 tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 64 DS DS7 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst DS DS7 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest DS DS7 model year on record is 2021 (90.2% across 264 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (84.4%). The gap between them is 5.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

DS DS7 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.0 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 DS7 Owners

These checks follow this DS DS7's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a DS DS7.

• 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 brakes — “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.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the DS DS7. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the DS DS7 is most common

Across every DS7 model year on record (2018–2021): 3,162 DS DS7 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,886 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 136 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most DS DS7 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: DS DS7 MOT & Reliability