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:

Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:108 times
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:106 times
Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:11 times
Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:22 times
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) Occurs:12 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Occurs:677 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:35 times
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:14 times
Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) Occurs:12 times
Front Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:26 times
Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:48 times
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn ai Occurs:29 times
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Occurs:452 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 Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:75 times
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:343 times
Central Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:58 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:55 times
Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:37 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) Occurs:12 times
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:42 times
Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:13 times
Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:18 times
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) Occurs:421 times
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) Occurs:14 times

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