DS Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of DS vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 234,865 DS Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that DSs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own DS's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:

Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:48 times
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:31 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:39 times
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:519 times
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) Occurs:28 times
Offside Front Headlamp are incorrectly positioned (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:36 times
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:30 times
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:19 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:23 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:20 times
Nearside Rear Reversing lamp does not emit a steady white light (4.6.2 (a)) Occurs:11 times
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Occurs:181 times
Offside Front Position lamp not working side light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:11 times
Exhaust system insecure a Occurs:12 times
Exhaust system insecure a Occurs:12 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:21 times
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)) Occurs:25 times
Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:31 times
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:409 times
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:952 times
Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) Occurs:43 times
Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) Occurs:24 times

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