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MOT History from tests of diesel DS DS3s year 2018

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Pass percent:78.08%
(The average a diesel DS DS3 year 2018 passes without issue)
Based on:2,537 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively145
Headlamp aim out of alignment57
Windscreen washer not working 41
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))20
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))20
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))18
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))13
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened12
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))10
Registration plate issues10
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))8
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))8
Brakes imbalanced across an axle8
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened8
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))7
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))6
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))6
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault6
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))6
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))6
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))5
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))5
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))5
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))4
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))4
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))3
Horn not working (7.7 (a))3
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))3
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))3
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))3
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))3
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))3
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))3
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))3
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))3
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip broken (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip broken (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))2
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))2
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))2
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b))2
Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))2
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))2
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))2
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))2
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii))2

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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