Reliability report
DS DS7 reliability and common faults
Based on 1,920 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
14.8%
fail rate · average 14.5%
about average
1,920 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 DS7
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
Steering
Plates and identification
Brakes
Tyres
Wheels
Seat belts and airbags
Suspension
Exhaust and emissions
Lights and electrics
Visibility
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 9.4% avg 9.9% | — |
| 6–8 years | 15.9% avg 15.3% | — |
DS DS7 – FAQs
How reliable is the DS DS7?+
In the UK the DS DS7 fails 14.8% of MOT tests, against an average of 14.5% for cars of the same age – about average.
What goes wrong most often on the DS DS7?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: body and structure, steering.
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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: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).