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 Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:686 times
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:11 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:24 times
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:2,534 times
Oil leaking excessively from engine ai Occurs:12 times
Front Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:13 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:40 times
Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt CLIP (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:25 times
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:30 times
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:43 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:64 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:100 times
Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:49 times
Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) Occurs:51 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:39 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:319 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:17 times
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:39 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:22 times
Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:23 times
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) Occurs:13 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) Occurs:39 times

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