DSDS5 MOT results

In 2025, 70.8% of DS DS5 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 75.1% for cars of the same age. 9.1% had at least one dangerous defect (6.8% for cars the same age). The typical DS DS5 tested was 9 years old with 71,900 miles. Based on 1,289 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many DS DS5 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 70.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 75.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.4%passed after repair
Failed: 25.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.1%same age 6.8%
Typical mileage: 71,900at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

DS DS5All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2018	112	80.4%	80.8%
2017	259	77.6%	78.1%
2016	533	69.4%	74.8%
2015	383	65.0%	71.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

DS DS5All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	1,111	71.5%	79.1%	71,100
10-14 years	178	66.3%	65.7%	85,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the DS DS5 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
PE Peterborough	East of England	37	2.9%	1.5×	75.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	36	2.8%	1.7×	72.2%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	35	2.7%	0.9×	82.9%
M Manchester	North West	34	2.6%	1.8×	73.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	31	2.4%	1.5×	71.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	31	2.4%	1.7×	64.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	2.3%	1.0×	80.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	1.9%	1.5×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	24	1.9%	1.0×	–
BS Bristol	South West	23	1.8%	1.0×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	22	1.7%	1.2×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	21	1.6%	1.0×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	21	1.6%	1.2×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	20	1.6%	1.2×	–
LE Leicester	East Midlands	20	1.6%	0.9×	–
CH Chester	North West	18	1.4%	1.3×	–
WA Warrington	North West	18	1.4%	1.4×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	17	1.3%	2.2×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	17	1.3%	1.4×	–
BL Bolton	North West	16	1.2%	1.6×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	16	1.2%	1.0×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	16	1.2%	1.2×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	16	1.2%	1.0×	–
BH Bournemouth	South West	15	1.2%	1.1×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	15	1.2%	0.9×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	1.2%	1.7×	–
RH Redhill	South East	15	1.2%	1.1×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	1.2%	1.2×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	14	1.1%	0.8×	–
ME Rochester	South East	14	1.1%	1.0×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	14	1.1%	1.0×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	1.1%	1.2×	–
CV Coventry	West Midlands	13	1.0%	0.7×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	13	1.0%	2.4×	–
GU Guildford	South East	13	1.0%	0.7×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	1.0%	0.9×	–
BA Bath	South West	12	0.9%	1.1×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	12	0.9%	1.1×	–
DA Dartford	South East	12	0.9%	1.3×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	12	0.9%	1.0×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	12	0.9%	2.0×	–
SO Southampton	South East	12	0.9%	0.8×	–
TN Tonbridge	South East	12	0.9%	0.7×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	12	0.9%	1.3×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	11	0.9%	1.1×	–
DH Durham	North East	11	0.9%	1.7×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	11	0.9%	1.6×	–
L Liverpool	North West	11	0.9%	0.8×	–
OX Oxford	South East	11	0.9%	0.8×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	11	0.9%	0.8×	–
PR Preston	North West	11	0.9%	0.9×	–
RG Reading	South East	11	0.9%	0.6×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	10	0.8%	1.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	10	0.8%	1.2×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	10	0.8%	1.6×	–
OL Oldham	North West	10	0.8%	1.1×	–
UB Southall	London	10	0.8%	1.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	9	0.7%	0.9×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.7%	0.8×	–
DL Darlington	North East	9	0.7%	1.2×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	9	0.7%	1.0×	–
E London E	London	9	0.7%	0.9×	–
EX Exeter	South West	9	0.7%	0.6×	–
HA Harrow	London	9	0.7%	1.2×	–
TA Taunton	South West	9	0.7%	1.1×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	8	0.6%	2.6×	–
TR Truro	South West	8	0.6%	1.0×	–
TS Teesside	North East	8	0.6%	0.7×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	8	0.6%	0.9×	–
BN Brighton	South East	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
CW Crewe	North West	7	0.5%	0.9×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.5%	1.9×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	7	0.5%	1.3×	–
N London N	London	7	0.5%	0.8×	–
RM Romford	London	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
SK Stockport	North West	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
SL Slough	South East	7	0.5%	0.8×	–
SN Swindon	South West	7	0.5%	0.6×	–
WN Wigan	North West	7	0.5%	1.2×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	6	0.5%	0.7×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	6	0.5%	0.6×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	6	0.5%	1.1×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	6	0.5%	1.1×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	6	0.5%	1.9×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	6	0.5%	0.9×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	6	0.5%	1.6×	–
W London W	London	6	0.5%	1.8×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	6	0.5%	0.8×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	5	0.4%	0.9×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	5	0.4%	1.0×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	5	0.4%	0.7×	–
SE London SE	London	5	0.4%	0.5×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	5	0.4%	0.4×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	5	0.4%	0.6×	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
CR Croydon	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
EN Enfield	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NP Newport	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SP Salisbury	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TQ Torquay	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TW Twickenham	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	127	9.9%	1.3×	62.2%
North East	68	5.3%	1.3×	70.6%
North West	187	14.5%	1.3×	73.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	140	10.9%	1.2×	73.6%
Wales	69	5.4%	1.1×	66.7%
West Midlands	107	8.3%	0.8×	71.0%
East Midlands	89	6.9%	1.0×	62.9%
East of England	126	9.8%	1.0×	81.0%
London	77	6.0%	0.6×	81.8%
South East	179	13.9%	0.9×	68.7%
South West	120	9.3%	0.9×	65.0%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

DS DS5Cars the same age

Body and structure9.1%2.0%
Tyres8.5%6.6%
Lights and electrics8.5%7.4%
Suspension6.6%7.2%
Brakes4.8%5.0%
Emissions and leaks4.4%2.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.6%3.6%
Steering1.7%1.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.3%0.5%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed DS DS5 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	8.0%	1.0%	8.0×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	4.0%	2.2%	1.8×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.9%	1.5%	1.9×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	2.3%	2.4%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.0%	2.0%	1.0×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.9%	0.6%	3.2×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.8%	1.2%	1.5×	100.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.6%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.3%	1.2×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	1.3%	1.2%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	23.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	4.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	2.8%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.3%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.7%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.6%

MOT results for every model