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DS 3 build years & generations

Coverage 2015-present2 named generationsHatchbackDIESEL / PETROL

The DS 3 spans several build years and named generations (2015-present). Match a build year to its generation, then see how each group of build years does at its MOT.

Which year is which

Build years & generations, side by side

Find the build years you're looking at and see which generation they are. You'll also see which group of build years the MOT figures come from.

  • Built 2015-2016

    Generation
    DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2013-2016

    Counted with this generation only.

  • Built 2017-2019

    Generation
    DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen)
    Figures from
    cars built 2017-2020

    Counted together with DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen) and DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense cars built in the same years.

  • Built 2019-2020

    Generation
    DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense
    Figures from
    cars built 2017-2020

    Counted together with DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen) and DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense cars built in the same years.

  • Built 2021+

    Generation
    DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense
    Figures from
    cars built 2021 onwards

    Counted with every car built from 2021.

“Figures from” is the group of build years behind each card's MOT figures. Years where one generation gave way to the next can sit in a wider group until there's enough history to split them.

By build-year group

How each group of build years performs

Each card shows MOT results for one group of DS 3 build years. “Age” means the car's age on the day of its MOT, not its build year. “25+” groups every test on cars aged 25 or older.

Built

2021 onwards

DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense only

All DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense cars built from 2021. Newer cars join this group until there is enough MOT history to split it.

Fail rate at 4 years old (latest age)

15.9%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 8 (12.5%)

Ages with data

3 to 4 years old

MOT tests counted

1,206

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
3 years
62613.4%
4 years
58015.9%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 4 years old.

DS 3 2017-2020
Built

2017-2020

A mix of DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen) and DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense

These build years include both DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen) and DS 3 Crossback and E-Tense cars, so the figures are less exact than for a single generation.

Fail rate at 7 years old

24.5%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 6 (17.1%)

Ages with data

4 to 8 years old

MOT tests counted

18,387

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
4 years
59217.7%
5 years
2,36316.0%
6 years
2,58018.0%
7 years
6,86124.5%
8 years
5,99125.9%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 8 years old.

DS 3 2013-2016
Built

2013-2016

DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen) only

These build years are all DS 3 (hatchback, ex-Citroen), so the figures are almost all from that generation.

Fail rate at 10 years old (latest age)

30.2%

UK average for cars this age: about 1 in 4 (23%)

Ages with data

8 to 10 years old

MOT tests counted

24,903

Chart shows

Age at the MOT

Not the build year

Below typicalAbove typicalHigh (28% or more)Highest fail rateUK average for all vehicles this age
AgeFail rateMOT tests
8 years
6,06327.7%
9 years
15,39329.2%
10 years
3,44730.2%

Fail rate is the share of MOT tests that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. How we count fail rates Highest fail rate at 10 years old.