DS DS3: reliability by registration year
2015-2021 · 7 registration years · 31,186 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every DS3 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 674 | 82.2% | 85.0% | |
| 2020 | 1,151 | 79.2% | 82.8% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 25.5% |
| 2019 | 2,394 | 81.7% | 86.3% | |
| 2018 | 3,276 | 69.6% | 77.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.2% |
| 2017 | 6,806 | 66.2% | 73.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 16.4% |
| 2016 | 10,872 | 61.3% | 67.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 23.2% |
| 2015 | 6,013 | 55.9% | 63.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 21.7% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 DS3: Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (21.7%) · Coil spring (rear) (18.9%) · Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (13.3%) | ||||