Reliability report
DS DS5 reliability and common faults
Based on 1,248 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
25.8%
fail rate · average 20.7%
much worse than average
1,248 MOT tests (DVSA)
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the DS DS5
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Body and structure
Wheels
Exhaust and emissions
Tyres
Lights and electrics
Steering
Brakes
Suspension
Plates and identification
Seat belts and airbags
Visibility
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 6–8 years | 18.7% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 28.7% avg 22.9% | — |
DS DS5 – FAQs
How reliable is the DS DS5?+
In the UK the DS DS5 fails 25.8% of MOT tests, against an average of 20.7% for cars of the same age – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the DS DS5?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: body and structure, wheels, exhaust and emissions, tyres.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons (licence).