DS MOT pass rates by model and age

37,232 initial MOT tests in 2025 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

66.3%passed first time

First-time pass rate of every DS model in our data together: initial tests passed with no repairs. The same-age average for all vehicles first used in the same years is 77.4%.

That is 11.1 points below the same-age average.

An MOT pass rate is one signal: it doesn't record breakdowns or repair costs, and it also reflects mileage and upkeep.

DS against all vehicles, by age

DS vehicles first used in each year, at their 2025 MOT test. Only years with at least 10,000 DS tests.

201662.0%−12.9 pts compared with all vehicles first used in 2016 (74.9%), 13,734 tests

Right-hand column: points above (+) or below (−) all vehicles first used in the same year. Covers every DS model in our data, including those without their own page.

DS models

1 model with their own page (32,120 tests in all), most tested first.

Model	Tests	Passed first time	Against the same-age average
32015–2020	32,120	64.9%	−11.9 ptsaverage: 76.8%

The same-age average is the first-time pass rate all vehicles would have with this model's mix of first-use years. Tests are initial MOT tests in 2025.

Cars ranked by MOT pass rate, by age

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